Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Modi and Putin to Hold Bilateral Meeting Before BRICS
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin plan to meet on Friday.
Their meeting will happen before the BRICS Summit.
The summit will take place on Saturday and Sunday.
Putin will be in Delhi for the summit.
This will be the second time the two leaders have met in a few weeks.
They last met at another international meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
A Kremlin spokesperson announced the planned meeting.
The story is still developing.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a bilateral meeting on Friday.
The meeting will take place ahead of the BRICS Summit, scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
Putin is expected to be in Delhi to attend the summit.
The meeting will be the leaders’ second encounter in several weeks.
Modi and Putin last met at the SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, according to the report.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, as announced by Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
- What
- The leaders will hold a bilateral meeting before the BRICS Summit.
- When
- Friday; the BRICS Summit is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.
- Where
- Delhi, where Putin will attend the BRICS Summit.
- Why
- The meeting is planned ahead of the BRICS Summit.
- Meeting
- Bilateral meeting between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin
- Timing
- Friday
- Summit
- BRICS Summit
- Summit schedule
- Saturday and Sunday
- Location
- Delhi
- Previous meeting
- SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Announcing official
- Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov