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Delhi Uses BRICS Summit For West Asia Diplomacy

India hosted a BRICS meeting while countries in West Asia were arguing about a conflict.

Iran wanted stronger criticism of Israel and the United States.

Gulf countries, including the United Arab Emirates, had different security concerns.

India helped the group agree on careful language instead of taking one side.

The declaration called for protecting civilians, respecting countries’ sovereignty and using dialogue.

It also supported safe shipping and freedom of navigation.

Iran’s president met a senior UAE leader during the summit.

This showed that the BRICS meeting gave regional rivals a place to talk.

Key facts

Host country: India
Main diplomatic challenge: Reconciling Iran’s demand for stronger condemnation of Israeli and US actions with Gulf countries’ security concerns.
Declaration language: The New Delhi Declaration called for restraint, dialogue, diplomacy, respect for sovereignty and civilian protection.
Iran-UAE engagement: Masoud Pezeshkian met UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
Maritime concerns: India stressed freedom of navigation, commercial shipping and protection of seafarers.
Pezeshkian’s visit: It was his first visit to India as Iran’s president and the first visit by an Iranian president to India in more than eight years.

wionews.com · 32 mins ago