Iran–UAE Rift Complicates Joint Statement Talks Ahead of Delhi BRICS Summit
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Source: नवभारत टाइम्स | Original Published At: 2026-09-01 03:43:56 UTC
Key Points
- The article reports that India will host the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12–13.
- Citing The Hindu BusinessLine, the report says India is working through sherpa channels to narrow differences among the group's 11 members.
- Earlier BRICS foreign and trade ministers' meetings reportedly ended without joint statements because of disagreements over the West Asia conflict.
- The report identifies tensions between Iran and the United Arab Emirates as a major obstacle to consensus on the summit declaration.
- India is seeking agreement on cross-border payments, economic cooperation and reform of multilateral institutions.
- An official quoted in the report says India's consultations aim to give every member a voice and identify areas of common agreement.