BRICS

India’s BRICS balancing act is keeping the bloc from becoming an anti-Western alliance - opinion

A stronger BRICS may challenge parts of the existing international order, but the New Delhi summit does not show the emergence of a unified alternative bloc.

|ByHRIDAY SARMA
China's Premier Li Qiang, India's Prime Minister Narendra  Modi and Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, attend the BRICS Summit, at the Museum of Modern Art (MAM) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil July 6, 2025.
BRICS leaders pose for a group photo during the summit in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026

India pushes for bigger role in BRICS while it aims to avoid damaging ties with US

The outcome of the latest BRICS summit allowed India to present the group not as a vehicle for replacing one hegemon with another, but as one to help develop emerging economies.

|ByGIORGIA VALENTE/THE MEDIA LINE
Chinese President Xi Jinping speaks during a meeting with India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026.

BRICS, Oman talks reveal how Gulf states are preparing for Iran’s next phase - analysis

From the BRICS summit in India to planned talks in Oman, regional powers are looking for a path forward as tensions with Iran continue to reshape the Middle East.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
Sudhakar Dalela, Randhir Jaiswal and Shambhu L. Hakki at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, September 12, 2026.

BRICS summit: Iran, UAE, others urge restraint over Middle East escalation

The BRICS summit opened with a call for maximum restraint over escalating Middle East tensions, as the bloc sought consensus among members including Iran and the UAE.

|ByREUTERS

How diplomacy replaced oil as the new 'prize' in the Middle East - analysis

The important comments by Saudi Arabia’s crown prince this week about potential normalization with Israel and also Iran’s nuclear program illustrate how Riyadh is positioning itself in the region.

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during their meeting in Beijing, earlier this month.

Putin would not be arrested in 2024 Brazil G20 meeting, Lula says

The International Criminal court has issued arrest warrants against Putin for the war in Ukraine, but Lula has said Brazil will not carry out the arrest.

SEPTEMBER 10, 2023ByREUTERS
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with Denis Pushilin, Moscow-installed acting leader of the Russian-controlled parts of Ukraine's Donetsk region, in Moscow, Russia August 24, 2023.

Voices from the Arab press: Has Israel arrived at its most precarious point?

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023ByTHE MEDIA LINE
BRICS SUMMIT: (From L) Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva; China’s President Xi Jinping; South African President Cyril Ramaphosa; Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi; and Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov pose in Johannesburg, Aug. 23.

BRICS swings big with invitation of Middle East countries - analysis

The Middle East has become more important in recent years, not less important, and BRICS acknowledges this.

AUGUST 24, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
President of Brazil Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa gesture during the 2023 BRICS Summit at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa on August 23, 2023

Saudi Arabia appreciates BRICS' invitation, will take 'appropriate decision'

Agreement on expansion could also lend global clout to BRICS at a time when geopolitical polarization is spurring efforts by Beijing and Moscow to forge it into a viable counterweight to the West.

AUGUST 24, 2023ByREUTERS
Russia's Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov attends a meeting with South Africa's Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, August 23, 2023

Iran hopes Saudi Arabia is serious about new era in ties - analysis

Iran seeks outreach to the Gulf, China, and countries in Asia at the same time.

AUGUST 23, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
IRANIAN FOREIGN Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud and Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during their meeting in Beijing, earlier this month.

Russian intel. director: America no longer dominates int'l field

Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service director, Sergey Naryshkin stated that “no beast on Earth” will be able to dismantle the growing multipolar international structure.

AUGUST 23, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Sergei Naryshkin, head of Russia’s foreign intelligence agency, attends a military parade on Victory Day, which marks the 76th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in World War Two, in Red Square in central Moscow, Russia May 9, 2021.

BRICS summit begins in South Africa with Russia, China attending

Iran and other anti-western countries see BRICS as a way to balance the West.

AUGUST 22, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
People walk past the Sandton Convention Centre, which will host the upcoming BRICS Summit, in Johannesburg, South Africa August 19, 2023.