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Geopolitics

A Defining Moment for BRICS: Iran's Call and the Imperative for a New Global Order

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged India, as the incoming BRICS chair, to play an independent role in brokering an end to the war on Iran, emphasizing that BRICS nations must not remain silent while a member's sovereignty is violated. This call is a powerful indictment of the hypocrisy of Western powers and a defining moment for the Global South to assert its sovereignty and challenge the imperialist world order.

Geopolitics

The New Delhi Consensus: How India Steered BRICS Away from Confrontation and Towards Real Global South Agency

India successfully shepherded the 2026 BRICS Summit to a consensus-driven, 140-point joint statement, reaffirming the bloc's purpose as a non-confrontational platform for Global South cooperation rather than an anti-Western alliance. This masterful diplomatic feat by New Delhi represents a powerful assertion of civilizational states' maturity, decisively rejecting attempts by others to hijack the grouping for revisionist agendas and instead forging a practical, inclusive path for the world's majority against coercive unilateralism.

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The Delhi BRICS Summit: A measured defiance and the long road to dismantling Western privilege

The 18th BRICS summit, hosted by India, saw the bloc criticize unilateral Western tariffs and sanctions, reaffirm multilateralism, and express deep concern over West Asia tensions while avoiding explicit calls for de-dollarization or naming conflict parties. This summit represents a crucial, though measured, step by the Global South to assert its voice against the imperialist economic and political architecture enforced by the West, demonstrating the painful yet necessary balancing act required to dismantle the decaying 'pyramid of privilege'.