Diplomacy & Geopolitics
Putin arrives in New Delhi for BRICS summit, agencies say
Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in New Delhi for the BRICS summit, Russian news agencies reported.
Putin arrived for a three-day visit and was greeted by India's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh, according to Tass and RIA Novosti.
India is hosting the September 12-13 BRICS summit in the Indian capital. The meeting is expected to be dominated by the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Update
Putin arrived for a three-day visit.
India's Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh greeted Putin, according to Tass and RIA Novosti.
The BRICS summit is expected to be dominated by the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine.
Source note: AFP news report published on 10 September 2026 at 22:11:34 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
Russian agencies described the arrival as Friday, while the supplied publication timestamp is late Thursday UTC; the time zone is not specified.
Source
AFP news report published on .