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BRICS Breakthrough: After an all-nighter, members hammer out consensus for joint declaration | India News

BRICS Breakthrough: After an all-nighter, members hammer out consensus for joint declaration
In a “major diplomatic breakthrough”, despite sharply divergent geopolitical positions among members, BRICS countries have reached consensus on a Joint Statement which is expected to be released later on Saturday on the first day of the 18th BRICS Summit being hosted by India at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

In what government sources described as a major diplomatic breakthrough, BRICS member-states reached a consensus for a joint declaration following intensive, late-night negotiations that lasted till 4 am on Saturday. The talks had been heavily strained by sharp differences between the UAE and Iran over the West Asia conflict and an earlier meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers under India’s presidency had ended without a consensual statement.Official sources said India led prolonged negotiations to reconcile sharp differences between the 2 sides and forge consensus with support from other member-states who were keen that the summit didn’t end without a joint statement.

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Date of Publish : 12 September 2026, 3:54 pm Digital Edition : News nation
BRICS Breakthrough: After an all-nighter, members hammer out consensus for joint declaration | India News

In a "major diplomatic breakthrough", despite sharply divergent geopolitical positions among members, BRICS countries have reached consensus on a Joint Statement which is expected to be released later on Saturday on the first day of the 18th BRICS Summit being hosted by India at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. In what government sources described as a major diplomatic breakthrough, BRICS member-states reached a consensus for a joint declaration following intensive, late-night negotiations that lasted till 4 am on Saturday. The talks had been heavily strained by sharp differences between the UAE and Iran over the West Asia conflict and an earlier meeting of the BRICS foreign ministers under India’s presidency had ended without a consensual statement.Official sources said India led prolonged negotiations to reconcile sharp differences between the 2 sides and forge consensus with support from other member-states who were keen that the summit didn’t end without a joint statement.Share your thoughts in the commentsInsightfulAgreeDisagreeSkepticalConcerningPromisingWorth ReadingBig DevelopmentPost CommentBe respectful · TOI community guidelinesIndian officials had expressed confidence about a constructive outcome from the negotiations, following PM Narendra Modi’s meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in which he expressed solidarity with Tehran, seeking a long-term and win-win partnership with Iran. Modi also met Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan ahead of the summit.The foreign ministers’ meeting in May ended only with a Chair’s statement as Tehran insisted on an explicit condemnation of the US and Israeli “aggression” against Iran and the UAE of the Iranian attacks. The BRICS declaration is likely to be out later today.

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