Overview
- BRICS foreign ministers, who met in New Delhi on Friday, ended talks without a joint communiqué as India instead posted a Chair’s statement and a 63‑paragraph Outcome Document that flagged member reservations.
- The breakdown centered on a public Iran–UAE clash, with Iran saying a member blocked wording and the UAE rejecting Tehran’s accusations and efforts to justify strikes on facilities on Emirati soil.
- Disputed passages involved support for unifying Gaza and the West Bank under the Palestinian Authority and a call to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Bab al‑Mandab in line with international law.
- Despite the split on West Asia, ministers voiced broad alignment on reforming global governance, counter‑terrorism, trade, and economic cooperation under India’s 2026 chairship theme.
- Russia urged coordinated steps to avert a global debt crisis and pushed for a larger role for the New Development Bank in financing projects across the Global South.