Russia backs India amid BRICS West Asia rift talks; Sergey Lavrov to visit Delhi, meet Jaishankar
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Source: The Economic Times | Original Published At: 2026-05-03 18:17:00 UTC
Key Points
- Russia, a founding BRICS member, has extended full support for India's BRICS presidency and its proposed agenda across policy, security, economy, finance, and cultural ties.
- India faces challenges building consensus within BRICS on West Asia war following differences between members Iran and UAE.
- Indian efforts to bring parties together through special representatives format was viewed as a useful dialogue platform despite no joint statement.
- BRICS foreign ministers' meeting scheduled for May 14-15 in New Delhi will continue discussions on the West Asian issue.
- Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit New Delhi for the BRICS meet and hold bilateral talks with Indian counterpart S. Jaishankar.