Efforts to build a consensus within the BRICS on the ongoing conflict in the Gulf have been slow as several members of the grouping—including Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates—are involved in the crisis that began on February 28 when the United States and Israel attacked Iran, said a senior Indian official on Saturday (March 14, 2026).
“Some BRICS members are directly involved in the current situation in the West Asia region, which has impacted forging a consensus on a common BRICS position on the ongoing conflict. As Chair of BRICS, India has been facilitating discussions among members through the Sherpa channel,” said Randhir Jaiswal, official spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs.
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The acknowledgement of intra-BRICS negotiation came even as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar continued his telephone calls with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi and other regional diplomats. Mr. Jaishankar held his latest call with Mr. Araghchi on Thursday (March 12, 2026), when the BRICS Sherpas meeting took place virtually. “In this conversation, we discussed and exchanged views on bilateral matters as well as issues related to BRICS,” Mr. Jaishankar said in an online post on Friday (March 14, 2026).
