'As India leads, world listens': Rajnath Singh hails 18th Brics joint declaration

<a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/as-india-leads-world-listens-rajnath-singh-hails-18th-brics-joint-declaration/articleshow/134231527.cms"><img border="0" hspace="10" align="left" style="margin-top:3px;margin-right:5px;" src="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/134231527.cms" /></a>In a dramatic echo of the 2023 G20 summit in New Delhi, Brics countries agreed on a joint declaration after intensive negotiations that continued until 4 am on Saturday. The talks were complicated by differences between Iran and the UAE over the West Asia conflict. An earlier meeting of Brics foreign ministers under India’s presidency had also ended without a joint statement.