In this week’s round-up:
- BRICS countries call for cessation of hostilities in Gulf region
- India fails to forge BRICS-MENA consensus on Iran conflict
- Legislative Chamber approves Uzbekistan’s accession to New Development Bank
- While G20 fades into a photo-op club, BRICS builds banks and payment rails
India fails to forge BRICS-MENA consensus on Iran conflict
India failed to secure a joint BRICS-MENA statement on the US-Israel-Iran conflict, as members held divergent views. A Chair’s summary noted “deep concern” over the crisis. India’s cautious diplomacy prioritised cohesion over agenda-setting, unlike China. BRICS expansion has made consensus harder, though intra-BRICS trade and influence continue to grow.
While G20 fades into a photo-op club, BRICS builds banks and payment rails
The G20 Summit, which Donald Trump would like Vladimir Putin to attend, is merely another forum where a few non-Western countries could voice their opinion, but which lacks any enforcement mechanism, Dr. Alexis Habiyaremye, a visiting professor at the University of Johannesburg, tells Sputnik.
How India’s BRICS presidency could transform the multi-nation platform into global force for reform
India’s presidency of BRICS arrives at a consequential time for global order. Traditional multilateral institutions are struggling to respond to geopolitical conflict, economic fragmentation, and technological disruption.
Legislative Chamber approves Uzbekistan’s accession to New Development Bank
The Legislative Chamber of Oliy Majlis passed a bill on April 21 to ratify the agreement concerning Uzbekistan’s membership in the New Development Bank (NDB).
BRICS countries call for cessation of hostilities in Gulf region
Diplomats from BRICS nations called for an immediate cessation and non-resumption of hostilities in the Gulf, the Russian foreign ministry said after consultations on problems of the Middle East and North Africa.
