India issues chair statement after BRICS meeting amid differences over Gulf crisis

NEW DELHI: India issued a chair’s statement on Friday at the conclusion of the annual BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi instead of a joint statement and said there were differing views among some members on the situation in the Middle East.

BRICS includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Ethiopia, Egypt, Iran, the United Arab Emirates and Indonesia.

Iran urges BRICS nations to condemn war, Indian-flagged vessel sunk

Iran and the UAE are on opposing sides in Tehran’s war with the U.S. and Israel, during which Iran has targeted the UAE more than any other Gulf country.