BRICS Summit: Modi, Putin and Xi Expected on Same Platform in Delhi

Source: अमर उजाला | Original Published At: 2026-08-27 23:02:58 UTC

Key Points

• The BRICS summit is scheduled at Delhi's Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping are expected to appear together on the summit platform.
• The event is being viewed as a signal of a changing global order and India's support for a multipolar world while balancing relations with the United States.
• Putin's participation has been announced, while Xi is reportedly preparing to visit India with a delegation of about 400 people, pending an official Chinese statement.
• India's approach is described as diplomatic realism: continuing dialogue with China on economic and multilateral issues despite border tensions, and maintaining energy ties with Russia despite U.S. pressure.
• The summit's economic agenda includes growing calls for de-dollarization and expanded trade in local currencies among BRICS countries, with India taking a balanced stance.