Putin, Xi and Pezeshkian to Visit India: What to Expect at the BRICS Summit

Source: ABP News | Original Published At: 2026-09-08 10:31:46 UTC

Key Points

• According to the report, India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12–13, with Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian expected to attend.
• Representatives of member, partner and outreach countries, alongside heads of international organizations, are expected to participate; visiting leaders will also hold bilateral meetings.
• India's 2026 chairmanship theme is “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
• India is chairing BRICS for the fourth time, following its chairmanships in 2012, 2016 and 2021.
• The report says India's chairmanship has established 35 ministerial groups and 100 mechanisms encompassing working groups, subgroups, people-to-people and business-to-business cooperation.
• India has reportedly organized more than 350 meetings during its chairmanship, emphasizing public participation in BRICS activities.