BRICS

Bridging divides, building bridges. Animated by this overarching mantra of consensus-building, India’s spirited diplomacy culminated in a robust joint declaration that has bolstered BRICS’ credentials as the voice of the Global South and positioned the grouping as a force of peace in a conflict-ridden world. Ending weeks of speculation and suspense, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, which has been at loggerheads, agreed to a last-minute compromise on mutually acceptable language to describe the war in West Asia. This paved the way for the unanimous adoption of the New Delhi Declaration by the 11-member grouping.