Archive · 8 Sep 2026
Modi and Putin Set Bilateral Talks Ahead of BRICS Summit
Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin are expected to meet in New Delhi before the BRICS Summit.
Their meeting is planned for September 11, 2026.
They will discuss how India and Russia can work together on trade and business.
Defence cooperation, including possible fighter aircraft plans, may also be discussed.
They are expected to review cooperation on nuclear power.
The leaders may also talk about using national currencies for payments between BRICS countries.
Russia says this helps countries continue trade when sanctions affect access to other currencies.
The BRICS Summit will be held on September 12 and 13.
India wants the summit to focus on resilience, new technology, cooperation, and sustainability.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are scheduled to hold bilateral talks in New Delhi on Friday, September 11, ahead of the BRICS Summit.
The meeting is expected to cover trade, economic cooperation, defence, security, nuclear energy, and payment systems.
Russia has highlighted possible discussions on Su-57 fighter aircraft sales, technology cooperation, and new nuclear power plants.
The 18th BRICS Summit will take place in New Delhi on September 12–13, 2026, under India’s resilience, innovation, cooperation, and sustainability theme.
Russia supports strengthening BRICS cooperation and inviting additional countries to participate in various BRICS formats.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov.
- What
- Modi and Putin are scheduled to hold bilateral talks covering bilateral relations and issues connected with the BRICS Summit.
- When
- The bilateral meeting is scheduled for Friday, September 11, ahead of the BRICS Summit on September 12–13, 2026.
- Where
- The meeting and summit will take place in New Delhi, with the leaders’ summit scheduled at Bharat Mandapam in Pragati Maidan.
- Why
- The talks aim to advance India-Russia cooperation in trade, finance, defence, security, nuclear energy, and other bilateral areas.
- Bilateral meeting
- Scheduled between Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin for September 11, 2026.
- BRICS Summit
- The 18th summit is scheduled for September 12–13, 2026, in New Delhi.
- India’s theme
- Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.
- Russian payments
- Russia says 90% of its payments and transactions with BRICS countries use national currencies.
- Defence agenda
- Possible Su-57 fighter aircraft sales, joint production, technology transfer, and defence support are expected to be discussed.
- Nuclear cooperation
- The countries may discuss new nuclear power plants and the expansion of the Kudankulam Nuclear Power Plant.
- BRICS cooperation
- Russia supports cooperation in policy and security, economy and finance, and cultural and humanitarian affairs.
