Overview
- China is expected to be represented by a deputy foreign minister, with ThePrint reporting Wang Yi is unlikely to attend because Beijing will host US President Donald Trump on the same dates.
- Russia’s foreign minister, Sergey Lavrov, has confirmed he will travel to New Delhi for the gathering.
- Iran’s deputy foreign minister is likely to attend, according to ANI reporting cited by Times Now, though an official confirmation is still pending.
- The meeting follows a BRICS envoys session on West Asia that failed to agree on a joint position, after which India issued a chair statement expressing deep concern.
- With Iran, the UAE and Saudi Arabia now in BRICS, the Delhi talks could be their first senior-level meeting since the fighting began, which could steer quiet diplomacy even without a consensus text.