BRICS Summit 2026 Live Updates: PM Modi receives Putin at Bharat Mandapam as Delhi-Moscow bilateral talks start

By CNBCTV18.com September 11, 2026, 7:33:18 PM IST (Updated)

World leaders, including Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, will converge in New Delhi for the BRICS Summit 2026 as the bloc seeks solutions to growing economic and geopolitical challenges. With trade tensions, energy security concerns and ongoing conflicts reshaping the global landscape, the summit is expected to focus on strengthening resilience, boosting cooperation among emerging economies and advancing the interests of the Global South. The outcomes from the New Delhi Declaration could offer key clues on the future direction of BRICS and its role in an increasingly multipolar world. Track live updates

BRICS Summit 2026 Live Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and leaders from across Asia, Africa and West Asia as the 18th BRICS Summit gets underway in New Delhi, with trade tensions, geopolitical conflicts and supply-chain disruptions shaping the discussions. The summit comes against the backdrop of the Russia-Ukraine war, instability in West Asia, energy security concerns and renewed US tariff pressures. Leaders are expected to focus on economic resilience, trade and investment, supply-chain security and strengthening the voice of the Global South.

India, which holds the BRICS Chairship in 2026, has prioritised food security, energy access, technology cooperation and sustainable growth. Discussions are also expected to cover reforms in global governance and ways to deepen financial cooperation among member nations. Modi and Putin have held bilateral talks and visited the INNOPROM India exhibition at Bharat Mandapam, while Putin has invited Modi to Russia for the 24th India-Russia Annual Summit, an invitation the Prime Minister has accepted.

Meanwhile, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has called for greater use of national currencies in BRICS trade and a stronger role for the New Development Bank. Track live updates