BRICS Summit in New Delhi Brings Iran’s President Together With Regional Leaders
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The Facts
- India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13.
- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is attending the BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi met President Masoud Pezeshkian during the summit.
- Modi urged resolution of the West Asia conflict through dialogue and diplomacy.
- Modi highlighted freedom of navigation and the safety of seafarers in his talks with Pezeshkian.
- Iran and the United Arab Emirates hold opposing positions on the West Asia conflict.
- Differences involving Iran and the UAE have hindered efforts to draft a joint BRICS declaration.
Context
Who is participating in the summit?
The meeting includes leaders from India, Russia, China, Iran and South Africa, among others in the expanded BRICS grouping. NYT India News, Breakin…
Why did maritime security feature in Modi’s meeting with Iran’s president?
Modi said freedom of navigation and the safety of seafarers needed continued attention amid developments in West Asia. Hindustan Times MoneyControl
What could complicate a joint BRICS statement?
Russia said differences between Iran and the UAE were negatively affecting efforts to draft a joint declaration on the West Asia conflict. News18
Where Left and Right agree
Left and right largely agree on this one.
- What both sides accept
- Direct engagement with Iran through Modi's talks with Pezeshkian on dialogue and seafarer safety is worthwhile even as the Iran-UAE rift blocks a joint declaration.
- Where Left and Right differ in emphasis
- Both back talking to Tehran; the left frames inclusion itself as the fix for conflict, while the right frames it as a way to keep American forces uninvolved.
- Watch for
- Whether negotiators resolve the single disputed paragraph on the Iran-Israel-U.S. war and Iran's UAE strikes to produce a finalized "Delhi Declaration" would show whether the summit's inclusion of Iran can convert into actual consensus text.The Hindu
How left and right read it
Ending a war requires talking to the people fighting it. That is why it matters that Modi could press Pezeshkian directly on dialogue, diplomacy, and the safety of seafarers — the crews who absorb the costs of escalation rather than set it in motion. Iran and the UAE clash sharply enough to stall a joint declaration, yet a table that seats both rivals does what exclusion cannot. Who benefits from an empty chair?
“The summit of the BRICS group of emerging economies is designed to show what world leadership looks like when the West is not in the room.” — The New York Times
The cost of owning someone else's quarrel is the bill America keeps paying, which is why it matters that India, hosting the summit in New Delhi, pressed Pezeshkian directly on dialogue, freedom of navigation and the safety of seafarers. Iran and the UAE cannot agree enough to draft a joint declaration. That is their region's burden. Talk to Tehran where our own interests require it, but keep American forces out of it.
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