Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Modi to Meet Xi, Putin in Back-to-Back BRICS Diplomacy
India is getting ready to host a BRICS meeting in Delhi on September 12 and 13, 2026.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit India for the first time in seven years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will also meet Russian President Vladimir Putin before the summit.
India wants to sell more goods to Russia and increase trade between the two countries.
Modi and Xi are expected to talk about their border disagreement and other problems affecting business.
Modi and Putin may discuss defence deals and ways to make payments between countries easier.
The leaders will meet while countries are dealing with changing United States tariff and trade policies.
The meetings could show whether India can improve relations with China and Russia.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit India for the first time in seven years for the BRICS summit in Delhi on September 12-13, 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold bilateral talks one day before the summit.
India plans to expand exports to Russia and aims to raise bilateral trade from about $60 billion in fiscal year 2026 to $100 billion by 2030.
Modi-Xi talks are expected to address the unresolved border dispute, trade imbalance, visa issues and restrictions on Chinese investment.
Putin is expected to discuss defence cooperation, including possible Su-57 co-production, and alternative payment mechanisms within BRICS.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other BRICS leaders.
- What
- India is preparing for the BRICS summit and a series of bilateral meetings focused on trade, borders, investment, defence and payment mechanisms.
- When
- The BRICS summit is scheduled for September 12-13, 2026; the Modi-Putin meeting is scheduled for the preceding day.
- Where
- Delhi, India.
- Why
- The meetings are intended to strengthen economic and strategic ties, address India’s trade concerns and manage unresolved tensions with China.
- BRICS summit
- Scheduled for September 12-13, 2026, in Delhi.
- Xi Jinping’s visit
- Expected to be his first visit to India in seven years.
- India-Russia trade target
- India aims to increase bilateral trade from about $60 billion in fiscal year 2026 to $100 billion by 2030.
- India-Russia trade deficit
- India is seeking to narrow a bilateral deficit exceeding $50 billion.
- Potential defence discussion
- Russia is expected to press for defence deals, including proposed co-production of the Su-57 fighter jet.
- India-China issues
- The talks are expected to cover the unresolved border issue, trade imbalance, visa problems and restrictions on Chinese investment.