India Faces Challenge of Bridging BRICS Rift Over Iran War
India's External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar during the opening of the BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting on May 14.
Photographer: Arun Sankar/AFP/Getty ImagesIndia faces the challenge of bridging deep divisions within the BRICS bloc gathering in New Delhi this week, as members remain split over the Middle East conflict.
New Delhi is hosting the two-day BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting, which kicks off Thursday, with External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar chairing the gathering. The bloc has been at odds over how to respond to the war in Iran, following US and Israeli strikes launched more than two months ago, with divisions deepening as members appear to be aligned on opposing sides.