Putin and Xi Likely to Join Modi at India’s BRICS Summit

BRICS Summit 2026: New Delhi Set for Major Diplomatic Moment

 

News Desk: As India prepares to host the BRICS Summit in New Delhi this September, global attention is turning toward the possible visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose presence could make the gathering one of the most geopolitically significant summits in recent years.

According to diplomatic and media reports, both Moscow and Beijing have indicated that their leaders are likely to attend the two-day summit being hosted under India’s BRICS presidency. Russian officials have already confirmed Putin’s participation, while discussions are reportedly underway regarding Xi Jinping’s visit.

If Xi travels to India, it would mark his first visit to the country since the 2019 informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mamallapuram. The expected visit is being seen as a major diplomatic development amid efforts by New Delhi and Beijing to stabilise relations after years of border tensions and strategic rivalry.

The summit is expected to focus heavily on reshaping global economic and political institutions, strengthening cooperation among emerging economies, and amplifying the voice of the Global South. Key discussions are likely to include trade partnerships, local currency transactions, energy security, technology cooperation, supply chain resilience and reforms in institutions such as the United Nations and the World Bank.

The possible simultaneous presence of Modi, Putin and Xi in New Delhi has also drawn international attention because it comes at a time of deepening global geopolitical divisions, including the ongoing Iran crisis, the Russia-West confrontation and rising US-China tensions.

India, which assumed the BRICS chairmanship earlier this year, is expected to use the summit to project itself as a leading voice of developing nations and a bridge between competing global power blocs.

The expanded BRICS grouping now includes several new member nations, making the New Delhi summit one of the largest and most closely watched gatherings in the bloc’s history.