BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Putin in New Delhi ahead of summit, likely to hold bilateral meeting with PM Modi today

The External Affairs Ministry has confirmed that, apart from President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto are among the top leaders who are expected to reach Delhi for the summit that is being held against the backdrop of a global crisis in the supply chains of energy and agriculture because of wars in West Asia and Ukraine.

Wars, global crises may top agenda of 18th BRICS summit

Leaders including Putin and Guterres gather for the BRICS summit this weekend to address global crises and collaborate on solutions.