BRICS Adopts New Delhi Declaration; Ukraine War Unmentioned, Sanctions Criticized

The 11-member BRICS bloc unanimously adopted the New Delhi Declaration at the close of the summit despite internal divisions over the wars in Iran and Ukraine. The declaration issued only a generic call for international disputes to be resolved through 'dialogue, consultation, and diplomacy' without naming Ukraine, and criticized 'unilateral sanctions not authorised by the United Nations Security Council' — language that benefits Russia amid extensive Western sanctions. It called for restraint in the Middle East without condemning US-Israeli strikes on Iran. Putin described BRICS as a driving force toward a 'new, fairer, multipolar world order' and urged members to better integrate their economies.