Can BRICS nations help stop Iran war? Top US economist has this to say
India Today
Casting doubt on the prospects of any immediate resolution, Jeffrey Sachs dismissed the idea of a near-term endgame.
In a sharply worded assessment of the escalating Middle East conflict, noted US economist and public policy analyst Jeffrey Sachs delivered a scathing critique of the US President Donald Trump’s handling of the crisis involving Iran, warning that the world faces grave danger from what he described as erratic and destabilising leadership in Washington.
Speaking to India Today's Rajdeep Sardesai, Sachs argued that major global powers—particularly BRICS nations, including India—must intervene to prevent further escalation.
Sachs said leaders such as Narendra Modi, Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Luiz Incio Lula da Silva could play a crucial stabilising role.
"We need the world's superpowers, that is India, China, Russia, and Brazil to play the role of responsibility right now, and to explain to the United States You cannot do this, Mr Trump. You cannot blow up the world on your whim". He added pointedly, "This isn't a war of choice. This is a war of whim".
This comes amid reports that countries like India, Egypt, Turkey and Saudi Arabia opened the US-Iran back channel for talks and a 5-day halt to hostilities. Trump also said that he had "productive" talks with the Iranian leadership and promised a pause to military aggression.
However, casting doubt on the prospects of any immediate resolution, Sachs dismissed the idea of a near-term endgame.
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