Nirupama Menon Rao

“sharp differences between Iran and the UAE”

Nirupama Menon Rao · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-13

Rao described New Delhi's securing of a declaration despite differences between Iran and the UAE as a significant diplomatic success.

“Consensus was preserved, but only through carefully generalised language. In this, BRICS’s value and its limitation was exposed: it can keep difficult conversations alive and affirm broad principles, but it struggles to assign responsibility or organise collective action when there is the occasional collision of the interests of its members,”

Nirupama Menon Rao · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-13

Rao posted on X that consensus was preserved through generalised language, exposing both BRICS's value and its limitations.