Putin to Attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Sept 12-13

Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to New Delhi to attend the BRICS summit scheduled for September 12-13, according to a Kremlin aide. This will be his second visit to India within a year, following a trip in December for the annual bilateral summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

The visit was confirmed by Russian officials, who also stated that a bilateral meeting between President Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping is planned on the sidelines of the summit. India is hosting the gathering as the current chair of the BRICS grouping for 2026.

The summit is expected to focus on global security challenges, economic cooperation, and strengthening a multipolar world order. It comes at a time of international instability, including ongoing conflicts in Ukraine and West Asia. The BRICS foreign ministers met in New Delhi earlier this year, but internal disagreements prevented the issuance of a joint communiqué.

The BRICS bloc originally comprised Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. It has since expanded to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Indonesia, significantly broadening its representation of developing economies. The...