Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:22pm on 13 Sep 2026,Sunday India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held 15 formal bilateral meetings with world leaders over three days around the BRICS Summit in New Delhi, the Ministry of External Affairs said. His engagements included meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres. Modi and Xi discussed trade, supply chains and border stability, while talks with Putin focused on defence, energy and critical minerals. With Pezeshkian, Modi stressed dialogue and diplomacy amid tensions in West Asia. Modi also met leaders from Egypt, South Africa, Vietnam, Malaysia and other countries, using the summit to advance India’s Global South priorities. (PC: NDTV)
