BRICS Adopts 11-Nation New Delhi Declaration as Bloc Sidesteps Naming US, Israel and Iran
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Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 12
BRICS Adopts 11-Nation New Delhi Declaration as Bloc Sidesteps Naming US, Israel and Iran
3 articles · Updated · Al Jazeera English · Sep 12
Summary
BRICS leaders unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration in New Delhi, overcoming internal splits over Iran and Ukraine on the first day of the two-day summit.
The 11-member bloc called for “maximum restraint” in the Middle East and criticized unilateral tariffs and sanctions, but avoided explicitly naming the US, Israel, Iran or Ukraine.
That carefully generalized language helped bridge the sharpest divide inside BRICS — between Iran and the UAE — after foreign ministers failed in May to agree a joint statement.
The declaration was far more explicit on Palestine, backing a two-state solution, full UN membership for Palestine and an end to Israel’s war on Gaza.
Representing nearly 40% of global GDP and about half the world’s population, BRICS used the statement to press its broader push for a more multipolar order and greater Global South influence.