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September 10, 2026 4:52 PM

BRICS Summit 2026: Stage set at Bharat Mandapam as PM Modi hosts expanded global powerhouse

The national capital has been decked up with posters and illuminated installations as India prepares to host the BRICS Summit 2026 at Bharat Mandapam on September 12–13. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the high-profile Summit, which brings together heads of state, foreign delegates, heads of international organisations, and key dignitaries representing member states, partner countries, and outreach invitees. India holds the BRICS Chair for the 2026 edition, with proceedings guided by ...

September 10, 2026 12:46 AM

Russia says it hopes US-mediated talks with Ukraine will resume soon

Russia hopes that U.S.-mediated peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine will resume soon, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Wednesday. No such talks between Russia and Ukraine have taken place since February, but President Donald Trump sent his negotiators to Moscow and then Kyiv at the weekend in a bid to relaunch the stalled process. Peskov was responding to a comment by U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that it may be possible to draw up a roadmap to restart talks and work towards ...

September 9, 2026 12:22 AM

Trump told Putin he wants swift end to Ukraine war and US-Russia ties restored, Kremlin says

Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin by phone on Tuesday that he wanted a swift end to the war in Ukraine, which would allow U.S.-Russia ties to be fully restored, the Kremlin said, adding that Putin had supported the U.S. president's view. The call, which the Kremlin said lasted an hour, followed a weekend visit to Moscow and Kyiv by U.S. envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, who are trying to revive stalled talks designed to find a way to end the fighting. Their weekend diplo...

September 8, 2026 4:07 PM

Putin’s India visit for BRICS Summit will provide opportunity to discuss bilateral ties: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin’s visit to India for the BRICS Summit later this week will provide an opportunity for the two countries to discuss bilateral relations, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. Delhi will host the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit on September 12-13, as India concludes its 2026 chairship of the expanded grouping of major emerging economies and developing nations. Speaking to reporters at a virtual briefing from Moscow, Peskov said Putin would begin his ...

September 1, 2026 2:59 PM

PM Modi participates in 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday participated in the 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Bishkek, calling for stronger cooperation on security, connectivity and development while urging member countries to take committed action against terrorism. The summit, held from August 31 to September 1 in the Kyrgyz Republic, coincides with the 25th anniversary of the SCO. Leaders reviewed the organisation’s progress and discussed ways ...

September 1, 2026 2:50 PM

‘We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorism’: PM Modi at SCO Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a united and comprehensive global fight against terrorism, urging Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) members to dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens. Addressing the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, PM Modi said terrorism remained a serious challenge to humanity and that countries could not limit their response to an “action-reaction approach”. “We must dismantle the entire eco...

September 1, 2026 12:28 AM

Move from ‘endless war towards end of war’: PM Modi tells Russian President Putin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to move from “endless war towards end of war”, asserting that a peaceful resolution of the conflict is humanity’s shared priority. In a meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, PM Modi said every day of war sets humanity back and that India, the land of Gandhi and Buddha, supports all efforts towards peace and will continue to do...

August 31, 2026 9:23 PM

PM Modi, Putin review India-Russia ties, discuss regional conflicts on sidelines of SCO Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek on the margins of the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, in their first meeting this year. The two leaders had earlier met in New Delhi for the 23rd Annual Summit in December 2025. The two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation across a range of fields, including political, economic, defence, energy, space, mobility and people-to-people ties, stated a press release from the MEA. ...

August 27, 2026 11:54 PM

Trump says Putin will not attack NATO territory, downplays Ratcliffe trip

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not attack a NATO country, and he played down media reports that CIA Director John Ratcliffe warned Russian officials against such an attack earlier in the week. “He’s not going to attack a NATO territory,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. Earlier in the day, Trump told Axios in a phone interview that there would be no such attack, and that Ratcliffe had not been dispatched to Moscow to delive...

August 24, 2026 6:44 PM

Looking forward to meeting PM Modi very soon: Vladimir Putin

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar called on Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday and conveyed the greetings of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. According to a statement released by the Kremlin, during the meeting, Putin stated that EAM Jaishankar’s visit underscores the level of relations that has been established between Russia and India over decades. He said that both nations continue to work together in virtually all areas, including governmental ties, interparliame...