新兴经济体领导人将于星期六在新德里举聚一堂，正当战争和飙升的石油价格考验着他们的联盟团结一致性，他们的联盟旨在重塑一个由美国主导的全球秩序。BRICS峰会聚集了中国、俄罗斯、巴西、印度和南非，扩展后还包括阿联酋、埃及、埃塞俄比亚、伊朗和印尼。成员国拥有近一半的世界人口和近40%的全球经济产出。但该团体在制定共同目标上存在分歧，中国、俄罗斯和伊朗推动美国主导的替代方案，而其他国家则保持与华盛顿的密切关系。阿联酋 hosting U.S. military bases; Egypt receives U.S. military aid. Iran’s actions in the Strait of Hormuz threaten energy flows vital to other members. For host Prime Minister Narendra Modi of India, the summit is a delicate balancing act—seeking to reduce China’s sway while avoiding overt anti-Americanism.

Xi Jinping will visit India for the first time in seven years, alongside Vladimir V. Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian. Sergei A.

Ryabkov, Russia’s deputy foreign minister, said the group is divided over the Iran war and the outcome is uncertain. BRICS helps Iran evade sanctions, with China buying most of its oil. Stronger ties with India, China and Russia could give Iran more leverage in U.S. negotiations, but its Strait of Hormuz stance risks disrupting partners’ interests.

Putin aims to show the West he has powerful allies through BRICS economic lifelines from China, India and Brazil.