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Putin Meets Modi as BRICS Summit Security Tightens

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 10:15 PM UTC · How we work

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Putin Visits India

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, September 11, 2026, ahead of the BRICS summit.
Delhi authorities deployed extensive security forces, traffic restrictions and extra CCTV cameras, urging the public to be patient.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived, his first visit in eight years, meeting Prime Minister Modi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend his first India visit since 2019, signaling warming ties.

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Putin Visits India

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on September 11, 2026 for a three-day visit ahead of the BRICS summit.
His tariff claim labeled U.S. tariffs illegal and noted Russian energy shipments to India reached a new monthly record.
Putin met Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam for talks on trade, energy and industry.
Analysts warned the summit will test BRICS’s ability to stay inclusive amid great-power rivalries.

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Putin Visits India

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, September 11, 2026, ahead of the BRICS summit.
The leaders discussed expanding cooperation to raise bilateral trade to $100 billion by 2030.
India's imports of Russian crude hit a record 51 percent of oil purchases in July 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave Putin a Russian translation of the Tamil classic Thirukkural.

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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi, meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and marking the first visits of their respective leaders in eight and four years.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center- and Right-leaning coverage.

History

Historical Context

The inaugural BRIC summit in Yekaterinburg on 16 June 2009 brought Medvedev, Singh, Lula and Hu together, emphasizing cooperation during Great Recession and noting the bloc supplied about 15 % of world GDP. The 12 September 2026 Delhi summit, hosted by Modi with Putin, Xi and Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian, extends tradition as BRICS, enlarged since South Africa’s 2011 entry and the 2024 expansion, seeks deeper trade and energy ties.

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Putin Visits India

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, September 11, 2026, ahead of the BRICS summit.
Delhi authorities deployed extensive security forces, traffic restrictions and extra CCTV cameras, urging the public to be patient.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived, his first visit in eight years, meeting Prime Minister Modi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend his first India visit since 2019, signaling warming ties.

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