NEW DELHI
\nForeign ministers from the BRICS nations began a two-day meeting in New Delhi on Thursday as the expanding bloc faces divisions over the war in Iran, rising energy prices and growing global economic uncertainty. The meeting brings together diplomats from Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa along with newer member countries.
\nIt comes as the war in Iran has disrupted global energy supplies and driven up oil prices and coincides with U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping in Beijing. Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Russia\u2019s top diplomat Sergey Lavrov are attending.
\nChina is represented by Ambassador Xu Feihong while Foreign Minister Wang Yi remains in the Chinese capital during Trump\u2019s visit.
\nIndia Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said the talks would focus on global and regional challenges and ways to deepen cooperation among member nations.In opening remarks, Jaishankar said BRICS could help developing countries more effectively respond to the health and financing challenges they face as well as high prices for energy, food and fertilizer.
\n\u201cWe meet at a time of considerable flux in international relations,\u201d he said, adding that emerging and developing countries increasingly expect BRICS to play a \u201cconstructive and stabilizing role.\u201d Iran urges BRICS to condemn US and Israel At the meeting, Araghchi urged BRICS nations to condemn the US and Israel over what he called their \u201cunlawful aggression\u201d against Tehran.
\nHe called on the bloc members and other countries to \u201ctake practical steps to stop warmongering\u201d and end what he described as impunity for violations of the U.N. Charter. Araghchi also urged the bloc members to stop what he called the politicization of international institutions. He said Iran appreciated the support shown by BRICS countries but called for stronger action.
\n\u201cIt is necessary for all of us to intensify our efforts to end this sense of superiority and impunity on the part of the United States \u2014 a notion that has no place in today\u2019s world,\u201d he said. BRICS has sought to expand its influence Founded by Brazil, Russia, India and China, BRICS was formed as a grouping of major emerging economies seen as a counterbalance to Western-led institutions such as the G7.
\nSouth Africa joined in 2010 and the bloc expanded further in 2024 with the addition of Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates. Indonesia became a full member in 2025.The group has sought to expand its influence by pushing for a bigger role in a global order long dominated by the United States and its Western allies. It has gained support across parts of the Global South, where many countries have criticized Western-led financial institutions.
\nBut BRICS nations remain divided on key issues. India and China continue to compete for regional influence, while member countries often differ in their ties with the West. Russia\u2019s war in Ukraine has further exposed those differences. \u2014 DNA<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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