Brics

The BBC reported on September 13 that the Iran war is reshaping cooperation within the Brics grouping while also exposing deep internal divisions over how to build an alternative international order, advance a common currency and set up a dispute-resolution mechanism. Brics members broadly agree that a new global order is needed but have so far failed to converge on what should replace the existing one or on how to make that vision operational. Several observers note that the Iran war could become the moment when the Brics shifts its priority from expansion to substantive coordination, but internal disagreements are likely to persist in the short term.

The BRICS leaders’ summit has opened in New Delhi with Indian Prime Minister Modi as host and Russian President Putin and Chinese President Xi in attendance. According to BBC reporting, Trump administration trade and tariff policies form the implicit main thread of discussions among participants, but there are clear divisions within BRICS on how to respond to Washington, making a unified position highly unlikely.