Archive · 10 Sep 2026
BRICS Summit 2026: Delhi Deploys 30,000 Personnel Ahead of Leaders
New Delhi is preparing to host the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, 2026.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the meeting at Bharat Mandapam.
Leaders and other important guests from BRICS countries and partner countries are expected to attend.
About 30,000 police and paramilitary personnel are being deployed.
They will protect the airport, hotels and summit venue.
Visiting leaders will stay in different hotels to make security easier.
Security teams from Russia and China have already arrived.
Some leaders, including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian, are expected to stay at separate hotels.
Around 30,000 Delhi Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed for the BRICS Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the summit on September 12 and 13 at Bharat Mandapam.
Security measures cover the airport, hotels and summit venue across New Delhi.
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are expected to stay at separate hotels.
Security teams from Russia and China have arrived, while three Russian transport aircraft landed at Noida International Airport.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host BRICS member-state leaders, partner-country representatives and other delegates, including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian.
- What
- India is organizing the BRICS Summit 2026 and deploying about 30,000 security personnel.
- When
- The summit is scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2026.
- Where
- The summit will take place at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, with security arrangements at hotels and the airport.
- Why
- Security is being tightened to protect visiting heads of state, foreign delegates and other high-profile attendees.
- Summit dates
- September 12–13, 2026
- Summit venue
- Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi
- Security deployment
- Approximately 30,000 personnel
- Forces involved
- Delhi Police and paramilitary forces
- Security locations
- The airport, hotels and Bharat Mandapam
- Expected hotel arrangements
- Visiting leaders will be accommodated at separate hotels across New Delhi
- Airport activity
- Three Russian transport aircraft were spotted at Noida International Airport