BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam: West Asia Stability, Global Power Shifts and Multilateralism

In a major diplomatic development, BRICS member nations have reached a consensus on the New Delhi declaration ahead of the summit at Bharat Mandapam.

Chairing the consultations, India led sustained deliberations to bridge competing positions among member states, notably bringing together Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates amid active conflicts and tensions in West Asia.

The declaration addresses pressing international issues, including the economic fallout from disruptions along maritime communication routes around the Arabian Peninsula and the Strait of Hormuz.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed arriving world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, marking an important diplomatic engagement on Indian soil.

While the consensus document represents a coordinated effort to sustain the functionality of the consensus-based grouping, experts and former diplomats shared varied perspectives on whether compromise language dilutes the bloc's ability to take definitive stances on global geopolitical conflicts.