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Modi, Putin hold talks in New Delhi on trade, defence

Modi and Putin agreed to expand trade, defense and energy cooperation, with talks also expected to address Ukraine and a $100 billion trade goal by 2030.

  • On Friday, September 11, 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin in New Delhi for bilateral talks ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit, strengthening their strategic partnership.
  • India assumed its fourth BRICS chairship on January 1, 2026, guiding the summit under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability" to strengthen cooperation among 11 major emerging economies.
  • Trade discussions focused on reaching an ambitious $100 billion bilateral target by 2030, while Modi presented Putin with a Russian-language translation of the Thirukkural, an ancient Tamil literary classic on governance and ethics.
  • The summit unfolds amid global economic uncertainty from the Russia-Ukraine war and West Asia tensions, prompting BRICS leaders to seek consensus on navigating fragmented geopolitical environments and strengthening collective resilience.
  • High-Level delegations from 11 nations, including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, are participating in the two-day event to deliberate on multilateral reform and global economic resilience strategies.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pozvao je u petak ruskog predsjednika Vladimir Putin na pregovore radi okončanja rata u Ukrainjini, na sastanku dvojice čelnika u New Delhiju uoči samita clusterne BRICS. Dijalog i diplomacija pravi su način za rješavanje […] Objava Modi uoči samita BRICS pozvao Putina da okonča rat u Ukrajini pojavila se prvi puta na Novi list.

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Narendra Modi opened this Friday the BRICS summit in India with a meeting with Vladimir Putin. The two leaders arrived together in the same car, a Russian-made armored limousine Aurus Senat, to the Bharat Mandapam convention room in New Delhi, where their meeting was planned. The trip in the same vehicle reflected the political alignment and deep mutual trust between the two leaders. To symbolize friendship with Moscow, Modi gave his guest a cop…

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France24 broke the news in Issy-les-Moulineaux, France on Thursday, September 10, 2026.
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