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Modi Hosts BRICS Gala Dinner Featuring “BRICS Symphony”

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 4:14 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a gala dinner for BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam.
The dinner on September 12, 2026 featured a “BRICS Symphony” performed by over 100 artists.
A vegetarian menu served khandvi mille, khumb galouti, paneer lababdar, millet pulao, beetroot raita and Indian breads.
Delegates received a chef-curated recipe book of the summit dishes.
Hotels offered an “India Friendship Menu” for in-room dining that added non-vegetarian Indian classics.

History

Historical Context

The first BRIC summit convened on 16 June 2009 in Yekaterinburg, where Brazil’s Luiz Inácio Lula, Russia’s Dmitry Medvedev, India’s Manmohan Singh and China’s Hu Jintao met to discuss post-crisis economic reform. After South Africa joined in 2011 and Indonesia in 2025, India’s Modi staged a 12 September 2026 gala in New Delhi, echoing the 2009 cultural showcase with a “BRICS Symphony” performed by 100 artists, underscoring the bloc’s ongoing soft-power diplomacy.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted a gala dinner for BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam.
The dinner on September 12, 2026 featured a “BRICS Symphony” performed by over 100 artists.
A vegetarian menu served khandvi mille, khumb galouti, paneer lababdar, millet pulao, beetroot raita and Indian breads.
Delegates received a chef-curated recipe book of the summit dishes.
Hotels offered an “India Friendship Menu” for in-room dining that added non-vegetarian Indian classics.

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