India, June 25 -- A little more than a week after disassociating itself from a statement by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) condemning Israel's attacks on Iran, India joined other members of Brics in expressing grave concern at the military strikes on Iran and the escalation of the security situation in the Middle East.

The Brics - which includes Brasil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Indonesia and Iran - issued the statement on Tuesday to say that the military strikes amounted to a violation of international law and the UN Charter.

Unlike the statement issued by the SCO on June 14, which directly named Israel, the Brics statement made no mention of either the US or Israel whil...