Russia's Putin arrives in India as BRICS leaders begin talks

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President Putin arrived as talks among leaders of the BRICS diplomatic bloc began on Friday in India, amid global geopolitical turmoil, including the war in Ukraine and the conflict in the Middle East.

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  • Reported by France 24 and published Sat, 12 Sep 2026 10:16:54 UTC.

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  1. BRICS leaders meet in India as wars and US tensions test the bloc

  2. Russia's Putin arrives in India as BRICS leaders begin talks

  3. Tamil link at Brics: PM Modi greets leaders before Rameswaram backdrop

  4. Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations

  5. Reset in India-China ties? PM Modi offers 'opportunity' to Xi during bilateral talks

  6. India's Modi and China's Xi seek to reset ties on BRICS sidelines

  7. 'India can be bridge-builder': UN hails Iran-UAE meeting on sidelines of Brics

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