PM Modi to Meet Putin on September 11 Ahead of BRICS Summit in New Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin for a bilateral meeting on Friday, September 11, ahead of the two-day BRICS Leaders' Summit. The meeting was confirmed by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov, who emphasised Moscow's strategic partnership with New Delhi and noted that payment exchanges between the two nations are increasingly conducted in national currencies.

India is hosting the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability." The expanded grouping currently has 11 full members. The summit is expected to focus on trade, finance, technology, energy security and reforms in global governance.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend, though Beijing has not formally confirmed his participation. It would mark his first visit to India in seven years.