Modi, Putin hold talks in New Delhi on trade, defence
The leaders are expected to discuss a $100 billion trade target by 2030 as India seeks deeper cooperation in defence, energy and critical minerals.
- 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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PM Modi Gifts Russian Version of Sacred Tamil Scripture Thirukkural to Putin During Bilateral Talks
Get latest articles and stories on World at LatestLY. Prime Minister Narendra Modi gifted Russian President Vladimir Putin a Russian translation of the Thirukkural during their bilateral talks here on Friday, as the Russian leader arrived in the national capital ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit. World News | PM Modi Gifts Russian Version of Sacred Tamil Scripture Thirukkural to Putin During Bilateral Talks.
"Confident people-to-people ties will grow with Russian translation of Thirukkural": PM Modi as he gifts sacred Tamil scripture to Putin
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday expressed confidence that people-to-people ties between India and Russia will grow further with the translation of the Thirukkural into Russian, as he gifted the Russian version of the classical Tamil scripture to Russian President Vladimir Putin during their bilateral talks in New Delhi.
INDIAN Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Putin met in New Delhi to discuss strengthening cooperation in trade, energy and defense, ahead of the BRICS summit.
BRICS Summit: Modi, Putin hold talks in New Delhi on trade, defence
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin began talks in New Delhi on Friday, their second meeting in two weeks, that is expected to focus on trade, energy and defence ties between the two countries, which have long been friends.
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