BRICS adopts joint declaration, urges 'maximum restraint' in Mideast
- On Saturday, September 12, 2026, the 11-member BRICS bloc unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration, calling for "maximum restraint" in the Middle East and expressing "deep concern" over escalating regional hostilities.
- Host India secured consensus after intense diplomacy bridged sharp divisions between Iran and the UAE over the West Asia conflict, overcoming a foreign ministers' failure to agree in May.
- The 140-point declaration condemned attacks on civilians and nuclear facilities while advocating a "multilateral approach" to de-escalation and structural reforms in global financial institutions to reduce reliance on the US dollar.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged reforms to "outdated institutions," stressing the Global South's equal participation in global governance, while Chinese President Xi Jinping pledged China will work with members to forge regional peace.
- Following the summit's conclusion, India will hand the rotating chairship to China, which will host the 19th summit in 2027, marking a strategic pivot toward innovation-driven development and solidifying the bloc's influence.
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In the pursuit of a new global balance, the expansion of the BRICS strengthens the bloc's geopolitical weight, but tests its cohesion in an increasingly unstable international environment. The post Emerging order, difficult unity – The BRICS summit and the limits of multipolarity appeared first on in.gr.
At the top meeting of the Brics countries, the focus is on conflicts in the Middle East – and Iran is a key player at the table.
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