BRICS Foreign Ministers meet this week amid UAE-Iran tensions

New Delhi: India will host the BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting this week on Thursday and Friday amid the West Asian war that has raised tensions between two members of the group Iran and UAE.


The meeting will be chaired by Dr. S. Jaishankar, External Affairs Minister of the Republic of India. BRICS Foreign Ministers and Heads of Delegation from Member and Partner Countries will participate in the meeting.
They will also call on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.


During the meeting, the Foreign Ministers of BRICS Member Countries will exchange views on global and regional issues of mutual interest. during two sessions on Day 1 On the second day, BRICS Member and Partner Countries will participate in a session themed "BRICS@20: Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability”. This will be followed by a session on the "Reforms of Global Governance and Multilateral System”.

The BRICS Foreign Ministers held their last meeting on the margins of the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA 80) on 26 September 2025. The meeting was chaired by India in its capacity as the incoming BRICS Chair for 2026.