Iran War Shows BRICS Limits as India Pushed to Choose Sides

Benjamin Netanyahu greets Narendra Modi near Tel Aviv on Feb. 25.
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By Sudhi Ranjan Sen, S'thembile Cele, and Dan Strumpf

March 25, 2026 at 8:30 AM UTC

Updated on

March 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM UTC

India is facing mounting pressure as leader of the BRICS group to steer the bloc toward taking a firmer stand on the Iran conflict, putting New Delhi’s diplomacy to the test.

Almost a month after the US and Israel began airstrikes on Iran — which killed the senior leadership in that country and triggered a global energy crisis — the BRICS group has failed to take a position on the war.