PM Modi to meet Putin and Pezeshkian today, Xi Jinping talks tomorrow at BRICS summit

India is leveraging the two-day BRICS summit starting Saturday to advance economic development amid rising global trade tensions. The summit will focus on priorities for Global South development, particularly food, energy and supply chain security.

The summit brings together major world powers including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres. This marks Xi's first visit to India in seven years.

PM Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Putin on Friday at 3:30 PM and with Pezeshkian at 6:15 PM. On Saturday evening at 6 PM, Modi will meet Xi Jinping to discuss the Line of Actual Control situation and bilateral normalization including trade and investment.