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

The leaders also discussed a $100 billion trade target by 2030 and deeper cooperation in defence, energy and critical minerals, officials said.

  • On Friday, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks in New Delhi, focusing on deepening their strategic partnership ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit.
  • New Delhi hosts the 18th BRICS Summit this weekend, gathering 11 member nations under the theme 'Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability' to address global governance and supply chain security.
  • The leaders targeted $100 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2030, while exploring BrahMos missile upgrades and potential Su-57 fighter jet supplies to advance co-production partnerships.
  • Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived Friday for the summit, where participants aim to strengthen the bloc's role in global institutions amid mounting West Asia tensions.
  • Differing stances on the West Asia conflict create a 'stern test' of cohesion for the expanded bloc, complicating efforts to adopt a unified declaration during the summit.
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At the summit of New Delhi the Russian president calls to gather the powers of the Brics and seeks new economic agreements. Yesterday the meeting with Modi, today sees Xi Jinping

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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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