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Watch:Modi meets Putin, Pezeshkian ahead of BRICS Summit | Above the Fold | Sept 11, 2026
The BRICS Summit is underway in Delhi, with foreign dignitaries arriving as the grouping meets against the backdrop of wars in West Asia and Ukraine and global energy and supply chain disruptions. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, while Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to meet Mr. Modi on Saturday. What are the key issues shaping this year’s summit? Also in focus: Bangladesh’s clarification that Tarique Rahman was invited as BIMSTEC Chair, not as Bangladesh’s Prime Minister, and the diplomatic tensions following former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s virtual press conference. Plus, The Hindu editorial on what the U.S.-Canada trade dispute means for India.












