New Delhi, March 13 As the West Asia crisis intensifies, India is facilitating discussions among the BRICS member nations to develop a common approach on the Iran-US conflict, authoritative sources said on Friday.
The issue was also discussed in the phone conversation between External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Thursday night.
Iran is a member state of BRICS.
Following the attacks by the US and Israel on Iran on February 28, Tehran launched a major counter-offensive targeting Israel and several Gulf countries, including the UAE.
The UAE is also a new member of BRICS. India is the current Chair of this influential grouping.
Some members of BRICS are directly involved in the current situation in West Asia, which has impacted reaching a consensus on a common BRICS position on the ongoing conflict, the sources said.
As the Chair of BRICS, India has been facilitating discussions among the members through the BRICS Sherpa channel, they said.
It is learnt that the last virtual BRICS Sherpa meeting was held on Thursday.
In addition, the Indian leadership has been engaging with the leaders of BRICS member states in the region, the sources said.
India will continue to engage with the BRICS member states on the issue, they said.
BRICS, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the UAE, with Indonesia joining in 2025.
BRICS has emerged as an influential grouping, bringing together 11 major emerging economies of the world, representing around 49.5 per cent of the global population, around 40 per cent of the global GDP, and around 26 per cent of the global trade.