Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 11:14am on 08 Jul 2025,Tuesday International
The 17th BRICS Summit in Brazil focused on global conflicts and economic pressure points. The bloc condemned Israel-US strikes on Iran and expressed grave concern over the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, rejecting starvation as a weapon of war and reaffirming support for Palestinian statehood. BRICS members also slammed unilateral sanctions and labelled Trump’s tariff threats as a challenge to sovereignty. The Pahalgam attack in Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians, was strongly condemned, though Pakistan was not named. The summit criticised Ukraine’s strikes on Russian infrastructure while calling for a peaceful resolution. Notably absent were Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. (PC: News18)
