India is preparing to welcome world leaders for the 18th BRICS Summit, which India will host on September 12 and 13 as part of its 2026 chairship. Pr

Presidents of Iran, Russia, and China converge on New Delhi for the BRICS summit as India navigates competing interests amid Middle East and Ukraine wars.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is also set to attend the two-day summit, in what would be his first visit to India since 2019. View on euronews

Delhi’s inhabitants had a holiday on Friday—an attempt to clear the streets for the arrival of leaders of BRICS countries for this weekend’s summit. Traffic chaos prevailed anyway. Xi Jinping, China’s leader, is attending, as is Vladimir Putin of Russia.

BRICS leaders are meeting in New Delhi this weekend as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East and U.S.-China tensions test the group's unity.

Russian, Iranian leaders due to hold talks with India’s Modi at summit dominated by wars in Middle East and Ukraine.

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As India’s capital prepares to host a summit of the BRICS grouping of countries this weekend, parts of one of the world’s busiest urban centers have been turned into tightly controlled security zones.