The BRICS summit in New Delhi resulted in the adoption of the New Delhi Declaration following consensus-building led by India among the 11-member group.
Iran and the United Arab Emirates softened their previously hardline stances regarding West Asia conflict wording, allowing the declaration to be approved.
Chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the meeting called for "maximum restraint" in the ongoing conflict but did not directly mention US and Israeli attacks on Iran or Iran’s subsequent strikes on neighbors, including the UAE.
The declaration indirectly rebuked Israel without explicitly referencing specific military operations or strikes and made no separate mention of the Russia-Ukraine war.
Modi emphasized that BRICS is not against any particular country and held an hour-long bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, underlining the importance of dialogue within the group.
