The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the United States and Iran was welcomed by India on Tuesday, according to National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval, who expressed "cautious optimism" about the agreement.
"India welcomes the understanding reached between the United States and Iran," said National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval during a speech at the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers' Meeting. We continue to be cautiously optimistic and hope that it will be successful. It could improve energy security.
He continued by saying that the opening of the Strait of Hormuz is a very positive development since it will assist reduce supply chain bottlenecks and perhaps alleviate many of the shortages of chemicals, fertilizers, and other necessities."And the freedom of navigation that will be available to the countries in the region and beyond will probably also greatly improve our economic prosperity," Doval said.
The NSA emphasized that as non-traditional threats have developed defeat mechanisms against traditional responses and have crossed national borders, India must be aware of the emerging security threats and challenges.In an increasingly digital society, there are new disruptive technologies, more covert forms of terrorism, and cyberthreats. The BRICS NSAs would discuss some of these unconventional security issues at the group discussions in New Delhi, he added. "They all constitute an important threat for us."Doval presented BRICS as the voice of the Global South, citing "tumultuous times" and the group's unique coalition of nations that value cooperation, progress, peace, and prosperity.
He emphasized that the world is dealing with geopolitical uncertainty, economic stresses, disruptive technology, and complicated security issues in addition to military engagements.
"Multilateralism is on the decline," Doval said, adding that the BRICS group was created as an unofficial alliance of emerging economies to a more multipolar world order in order to promote economic cooperation and bolster the voice of the Global South. He added that not only are the threats getting worse, but the tools and institutional mechanisms are increasingly finding themselves inadequate to resolve or mitigate these conflicts.The NSA went on to say that BRICS has a unique role to play in a world that seems to be in disarray, one that is changing quickly, and one in which the tools for resolving disputes appear to be losing their potency.