October 24, 2024 3:44 PM

EAM Jaishankar meets with heads of delegations at BRICS Summit Outreach

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar engaged with heads of delegations during the 16th BRICS Summit held at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center, participating in the Outreach/BRICS Plus session. Jaishankar, who accompanied Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the summit, shared glimpses of the event in a post on X, saying, “Ahead of the BRICS Outreach session in Kazan.” The outreach gathering extended the BRICS platform to new partner countries, reinforcing the bloc's focus on mult...

October 24, 2024 9:08 AM

Prime Minister Modi arrives in Delhi after attending BRICS Summit in Russia

Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Delhi after his two-day visit to Russia, during which he participated in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. He also met several world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. He described the BRICS Summit in Russia's Kazan as "very productive". He thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin, the people of Russia and their governme...

October 23, 2024 11:37 PM

PM Modi welcomes India-China disengagement agreement during bilateral meeting at BRICS Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held a pivotal bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, emphasizing the necessity of advancing bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective. The leaders discussed enhancing strategic communication and exploring cooperation to tackle developmental challenges. During the meeting, PM Modi welcomed the recent agreement for “complete disengagement and resolution” of issues stemming from the 2020 border...

October 23, 2024 8:51 PM

PM Modi departs for New Delhi after attending BRICS Summit in Kazan

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has departed for Delhi following his participation in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. During the summit, PM Modi held bilateral meetings with key leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The BRICS leaders engaged in productive discussions focusing on strengthening multilateralism, countering terrorism, fostering economic growth, promoting sustainable development, and addressing the c...

October 23, 2024 7:02 PM

China and India should boost communication, manage differences, Xi tells PM Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday that their two countries should enhance communication and cooperation and effectively manage differences, in their first formal talks in five years. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover. The meeting came two days after New Delhi announced that it had reached a d...

October 23, 2024 6:04 PM

No place for double standards in steps to counter terrorism, terror financing: PM Modi at BRICS Summit

In a firm address at the Closed Plenary Session of the 16th BRICS Summit on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged member countries to strengthen their cooperation in combating terrorism and terror financing, emphasizing that there is no room for double standards in addressing these grave issues. Prime Minister Modi highlighted the necessity for a collective effort, saying, "In order to counter terrorism and terror financing, we need the single-minded, firm support of all. There is no pl...

October 23, 2024 2:17 PM

BRICS Kazan summit: Modi-Xi to hold first bilateral meeting in 5 years

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the Russian city of Kazan on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit as both countries have taken significant steps towards easing tensions along their shared border. The meeting in the capital of Tatarstan marks the first formal interaction between the two leaders in five years and follows the two countries reaching an agreement on resuming regular patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in...

October 23, 2024 9:14 AM

PM Modi discusses early discharge of remaining Indian nationals in Russian Army with President Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the issue of early discharge of the remaining Indian nationals in the Russian Army during his bilateral meeting on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. Addressing a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the two leaders also shared perspectives on the ongoing conflict in Ukraine. Prime Minister reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy was the way forward to achieve resolution of the co...

October 23, 2024 8:58 AM

Prime Minister Modi invites Russian President Putin to visit India next year for annual summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan on Tuesday. PM Modi invited Putin to visit India next year for 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit. The two leaders reviewed bilateral cooperation in various sectors, including political, economic, defence, energy, and people-to-people ties, Prime Minister's Office said in a press release. This was their second meeting this year as the two leaders had earlier met in Mosco...

October 23, 2024 8:43 AM

Prime Minister Modi and Iranian President Pezeshkian discuss ways to strengthen cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan on Tuesday. The two leaders reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to further strengthen cooperation in various fields. During the meeting, PM Modi invited Masoud Pezeshkian to visit India at an early date. Iranian President Pezeshkian accepted the invitation, Prime Minister's Office said in a release. PM Modi congratulated Pezeshkian on his victory i...