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Diplomats spent nearly 100 hours on BRICS West Asia text
The Indian Express··14 Sept
Indian officials negotiated for nearly 100 hours to secure BRICS language on West Asia in Saturday's joint declaration, The Indian Express reported. A 60-day ceasefire between the United States and Iran before it lapsed in August opened outreach to the UAE and Iran. Paragraph 28 calls for maximum restraint without naming the United States or Iran.
Prism
What It Means For You
- BRICS members referencing West Asia in a joint statement affects how developing countries frame energy and security risks.
- Failure to agree would have been portrayed as a BRICS split, diplomats said, ahead of Western scrutiny of the summit.
- India chaired BRICS this year, so a collapsed declaration would have landed on New Delhi's account.
What's Happening
- Sherpas worked through sentences on screens in Delhi, striking bracketed lines until consensus emerged.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke to UAE ruler Mohamed bin Zayed on May 15 and Iran's Masoud Pezeshkian on June 22.
- External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and NSA Ajit Doval also contacted Iranian and Emirati counterparts.
Delhi's BRICS diplomacy push
- Iran and the UAE joined BRICS in 2024, raising stakes for their first summit appearances as members.
- Foreign ministers in May could only note differing views on West Asia after Iran and the UAE clashed.
- Indian envoys in Abu Dhabi and Tehran were asked to press capitals during the parallel track.
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