BRICS leaders have wrapped up their summit in New Delhi with big talk of multilateralism, AI cooperation and a greater role for the Global South. But is the bloc becoming a genuine geopolitical force? And what does a rare high-level meeting between Iran and the UAE tell us about shifting regional dynamics? We ask DW’s Head of Geopolitics Sandra Petersmann.
Chapters:
00:00 BRICS leaders gather in New Delhi
00:39 Iran-UAE meeting draws attention at BRICS summit
01:02 Masoud Pezeshkian, President of Iran, offers regional olive branch
01:25 Xi Jinping, President of China, promotes BRICS AI initiative
01:43 Interview: Sandra Petersmann, DW Head of Geopolitics
02:05 BRICS declaration and diplomacy over the Iran war
03:30 Iran-UAE talks and China’s proposed mediation role
04:43 Why Ukraine was absent from the BRICS declaration
05:40 Modi-Xi meeting and India-China relations
07:29 Donald Trump, US policy and BRICS’ response to Western influence
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