India’s Chairship, UNSC reform, anti-terrorism stand, trade concerns take centre stage at BRICS FM meet at UNGA

The meeting, which was held on Friday (local time), was chaired by India, Foreign Minister S Jaishankar led India’s session while preparing to undertake the BRICS presidency next year.
Çağrı received unanimous support from his colleagues to host the annual meeting and direct the agenda of the group, according to a joint statement published after the meeting.
“The ministers expressed their gratitude to India for keeping the BRICS Foreign/International Relations Ministers on the sides of Unga 80. In 2026, the President of the BRICS and the XVIII BRICS summit in India expanded their full support to India.”
In an article in X, Jaishankar emphasized the group’s role of “mind voice”, emphasizing priorities such as food and energy security, digital transformation and UN reforms for the period of 2026. The ministers also issued a strong condemnation of a strong terrorist condemnation of the 22 April Jammu and Kashmir’s attack on 26 lives in expensive.
“On April 22, 2025, they condemned the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir with the most powerful terms, while 26 people were killed and more injured. They re -confirmed the commitments to fight against terrorism in all forms and manifestations, including the terrorists’ border movement, terrorism financing and safe reading.” Pointing to the attack on the Pakistan -backed terrorist groups, the Sivri Atıf is aligned with the last refutation of India’s Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif “ridiculous theaters” and the glorification of terrorism while using the right to respond in Unga. In the ENC reform, the ministers supported the Declaration of the Leaders of the Johannesburg-II 2023 and advocated the Council a comprehensive revision to make the Council “more democratic, representative, effective and efficient”.
They clearly supported the “Brazil and India’s desire to play a larger role in the United Nations,” supporting the new Delhi’s long -standing offer for a permanent seat.
“2022 Beijing and 2023 Johannesburg II leaders reiterated their support for the desire to play a greater role in the United Nations, including the Security Council, reminding China and Russia as permanent members of the United Nations Security Council.”
Jaishankar also emphasized the call of Brics to raise the global South’s voice, and today is a theme that is expected to echo at Unga.
In the meeting, increasing trade barriers, especially “random rise of tariffs and non -tariff measures” and “further reduce global trade, disrupt global supply chains and threaten to bring uncertainty to international economic and trade activities” expressed a deep concern about protectionist policies.
In a statement, the US’s last 50 percent of Indian goods on Indian goods, India’s challenging decided by Russian oil imports were criticized indirectly.
The ministers confirmed their commitment to “non -discriminatory, open, fair, transparent, fair, inclusive and rule -based multilateral trade system” with DTO seeds.
“Ministers, further reducing global trade, further reducing global supply chains, further reducing global supply chains, further reducing global supply chains, influenced by global and trade, to reveal the uncertainties of potential economic activities, to influence the uncertainty of the global economic and trade to influence the trade of trade restrictive actions. About the rise of unilateral tariff and non -tariff measures that are inconsistent with DTO rules.
The BRICS meeting, attended by Foreign Ministers from Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, and new members, including Iran, Indonesia, UAE, Ethiopia and Egypt, reflect the increasing influence of the group as a platform for the global South.



