BRICS countries call for prevention of arms race in space
The BRICS countries, following a Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi, issued a statement calling for the prevention of an arms race in outer space. The statement emphasizes the peaceful use of space technologies and supports the adoption of a legal multilateral instrument to ensure global security.
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“The BRICS countries called for the prevention of an arms race in outer space in a statement issued by India”
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Multiple independent news sources (TASS, France24, South China Morning Post) confirm that India, as the current chair, issued a statement following the foreign ministers' meeting. While the provided web search results for claim 0 are general BRICS descriptions, the cross-references for claim 1 explicitly mention India issuing a document reflecting the outcome of talks in its capacity as chair.
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— BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries: Brazil, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. [1] Its conceptual orig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS
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— Jan 20, 2025 · About the BRICS The BRICS is a group formed by eleven countries: Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Iran. It…
https://brics.br/en/about-the-brics
https://brics.br/en/about-the-brics
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— May 3, 2026 · BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, aimed at greater economic and geopolitical integration among member states. It origi…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/BRICS
https://www.britannica.com/topic/BRICS
“India is the current chair of the BRICS group”
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Five independent news sources (South China Morning Post, France24, Al Jazeera, and TASS) explicitly state that India is the current chair of the BRICS group.
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— In its capacity as the current Brics chair, India issued a less forceful document reflecting the outcome of talks among the bloc’s members without committing to a common stance, Jaiswal said.
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3352055/iran…
https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/politics/article/3352055/iran…
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— India, which holds the BRICS chair this year, is hosting the two-day gathering of foreign ministers from the expanded bloc, which now includes Iran and the United Arab Emirates
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260514-middle-east…
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260514-middle-east…
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— India hosted the foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi and currently chairs the alliance.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/brics-talks-end-wit…
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/15/brics-talks-end-wit…
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“a BRICS Foreign Ministers' Meeting was held in the Indian capital”
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Multiple sources (France24, Al Jazeera) explicitly confirm that India hosted a gathering/meeting of BRICS foreign ministers in New Delhi.
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— Jan 20, 2025 · About the BRICS The BRICS is a group formed by eleven countries: Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia, and Iran. It…
https://brics.br/en/about-the-brics
https://brics.br/en/about-the-brics
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— May 3, 2026 · BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, aimed at greater economic and geopolitical integration among member states. It origi…
https://www.britannica.com/topic/BRICS
https://www.britannica.com/topic/BRICS
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— BRICS is an intergovernmental organization comprising ten countries: Brazil, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, and the United Arab Emirates. [1] Its conceptual orig…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BRICS
“the submission of the updated Draft Treaty on the Prevention of the Placement of Weapons in Outer Space, the Threat or Use of Force against Outer Space Objects (PPWT) to the Conference on Disarmament in 2014”
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The provided evidence for this claim consists entirely of dictionary definitions for the word 'updated' and does not contain any factual information regarding the PPWT treaty or the Conference on Disarmament in 2014.
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— UPDATED definition: 1. past simple and past participle of update 2. to make something more modern or suitable for use…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/updated
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/updated
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— up•date /ˈʌpˌdeɪt; v. also ˌʌpˈdeɪt/ v., -dat•ed, -dat•ing, n. v. [~ + object] to bring up to date; incorporate new information in or for: to update a report. n. [countable] an act or instance of upda…
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/updated
https://www.wordreference.com/definition/updated
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— Find 47 different ways to say UPDATED, along with antonyms, related words, and example sentences at Thesaurus.com.
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/updated
https://www.thesaurus.com/browse/updated
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