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Putin Arrives in New Delhi for BRICS Summit Talks

Vladimir Putin has traveled to New Delhi for a BRICS meeting.

He will also meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They plan to discuss working together on defence, energy and technology.

Their talks may include missiles, air-defence systems and fighter jets.

They are also expected to discuss building new civil nuclear reactors.

Modi recently said the Russia-Ukraine war should move toward an end.

Putin will speak at a BRICS business forum and visit an exhibition with Modi.

He will meet some other leaders, but a separate full meeting with China’s Xi Jinping is not scheduled.

Key facts

Main event: Vladimir Putin’s visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit.
Bilateral meeting: Putin and Narendra Modi are scheduled to meet on Friday.
Defence agenda: Discussions may include BrahMos upgrades, S-400 deliveries and proposed Su-57 fighter jet supplies.
Energy and nuclear agenda: India and Russia are expected to discuss proposed new civil nuclear reactors.
Ukraine war: Modi urged movement from an “endless war” toward the “end of war” in reference to the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Other engagements: Putin is scheduled to address the BRICS Business Forum plenary session and visit the Innoprom exhibition with Modi.
Scheduled leader meetings: Putin is expected to meet Cyril Ramaphosa, Anwar Ibrahim and Abdel Fattah el-Sisi.

wionews.com · 2 hrs ago