Iranian Speaker's absence casts geopolitical shadow over BRICS parliamentary forum in Delhi

New Delhi, Oct 25 (UNI) India's efforts to strengthen the BRICS partnership through parliamentary diplomacy will unfold against a backdrop of mounting geopolitical uncertainty when the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum opens in New Delhi on October 26, with the absence of Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Ghalibaf adding an unexpected diplomatic dimension to the two-day gathering. Hosted under India's BRICS presidency, the forum is intended to focus on people-centred development, institutional resilience, technological innovation and international cooperation. However, Tehran's decision to send a parliamentary delegation without its top legislative leader has drawn attention to the wider strategic pressures surrounding the…