Modi, Putin hold talks in New Delhi on trade, defence
- Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in India on Friday for a three-day visit, marking his first in-person BRICS summit participation outside Russia since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.
- Hosted by India, the two-day BRICS summit starting Saturday aims to bolster collective resilience in food, energy, health, and supply chains as New Delhi positions the bloc as an effective anchor amid geopolitical fragmentation.
- Joining the summit are world leaders including Chinese President Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indonesian Prabowo Subianto, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi.
- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi are scheduled to hold wide-ranging bilateral talks on Friday afternoon, focusing on defence, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals, and people-to-people exchanges.
- The summit occurs against a backdrop of global economic challenges, including the Russia-Ukraine war, the West Asia crisis, the Strait of Hormuz blockade, and Trump administration trade and tariff policies.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by a high-level Indian delegation including External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, Ajit Doval, and senior Prime Minister's Office officials. The discussions highlight the full spectrum of India-Russia strategic relations across defence, economy, energy, and national security, building on longstanding cooper…
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