Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian will hold talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks in New Delhi on Friday (Sep 11), their second meeting in two weeks, that is expected to focus on trade, energy and defence ties between the two countries, which have long been friends.The talks are being held on th

NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks in New Delhi on Friday (Sep 11), their second meeting in two weeks, that is expected to focus on trade, energy and defence ties between the two countries, which have long been friends.The talks are being held on th

Modi will also meet Xi Jinping as India seeks to balance ties with China and Russia. The wars in Ukraine and Iran could test the group's unity at the summit. Follow DW for more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin touched down in New Delhi early Friday, September 11, 2026, beginning a three-day working visit tied to the 18th BRICS Summit. He was received at the airport by Union Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, with India’s foreign ministry calling it a significant moment in the “Special and […]

Modi will also meet Xi Jinping as India seeks to balance ties with China and Russia. The wars in Ukraine and Iran could test the group's unity at the summit. Follow DW for more.

NEW DELHI: India said on Friday (Sep 11) that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin had agreed to further strengthen the special relationship between their countries in talks tha

NEW DELHI, Sept 11: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday on a three-day visit to attend the 18th BRICS Summit and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with trade, investment and energy cooperation expected to figure prominently in the discussions. Putin is leading a high-level delegation and was received […]

Presidents of Iran, Russia, and China converge on New Delhi for the BRICS summit as India navigates competing interests amid Middle East and Ukraine wars.

Before leaving for the BRICS Summit, the Iranian leader emphasised that the bloc was needed to focus on boosting its economic resilience.

Xi joins a lineup of world leaders converging on New Delhi for the summit, including Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and others, as India hosts the meeting under its 2026 BRICS chairship with the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability."