Brics Countries
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BRICS New Delhi declaration agreed upon after late-night talks, likely to be released at 4 pm today
India | Sep 12, 2026, 03:03 PM ISTAgainst the backdrop of ongoing conflicts and heightened tensions in West Asia, securing consensus among countries such as Iran, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE presented a particularly complex diplomatic challenge.
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PM Modi to hold talks with Xi Jinping today: From border, security to trade, check what's on agenda
India | Sep 12, 2026, 09:57 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a key meeting on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS summit in Delhi. The two leaders are expected to discuss issues such as the border, defense, security, trade, investment, visas, and flights.
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Russia not threatening European countries: Vladimir Putin on sidelines of BRICS Summit 2026
World | Sep 12, 2026, 08:41 AM ISTPutin said Russia stands ready to contribute to global energy and food security and highlighted that BRICS countries have dynamic and vibrant domestic markets.
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BRICS Summit 2026: Reviewed full range of India-China ties, says PM Modi after meeting with Xi
India | Sep 13, 2026, 12:08 AM ISTDuring its BRICS chairship, India has focused on four key pillars: resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability. Under the resilience pillar, India has been working to strengthen collective cooperation in areas including health, agriculture, food, energy, and disaster risk reduction.
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Delhi Metro to start train services early on Sunday for students amid restrictions for BRICS Summit
India | Sep 11, 2026, 12:35 PM ISTThe DMRC said the Delhi Metro will continue to operate, although temporary restrictions at some stations or entry and exit gates may be imposed if required due to security considerations.
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PM Modi, Putin to hold bilateral talks today: From defence to energy, check what's on agenda
India | Sep 11, 2026, 06:52 AM ISTThe meeting between PM Modi and Putin is expected to focus on enhancing cooperation in a range of areas, including defence, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and people-to-people exchanges.
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500 CCTV cameras, 7,000 security personnel: How Delhi has turned into a fortress for BRICS Summit
India | Sep 10, 2026, 12:44 PM ISTThe security arrangements will be monitored through a CCTV control room set up at the Tughlaq Road police station, with around 500 CCTV cameras deployed along key routes. The control room will monitor nearly half of the important roads in New Delhi district.
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BRICS welcomes Indonesia as new member: Here’s how the group evolved over the years, check timeline
World | Jul 07, 2025, 11:57 PM ISTIt was agreed to expand BRIC into BRICS with the inclusion of South Africa at the BRIC Foreign Ministers' meeting in New York in 2010, according to a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). South Africa attended the third BRICS Summit in Sanya in 2011.
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PM Modi receives warm welcome from members of Indian diaspora as he arrives in Ghana | Watch video
World | Jul 02, 2025, 11:52 PM ISTPM Modi, who is visiting Ghana at the invitation of President John Dramani Mahama, was given a guard of honour upon his arrival at the Kotoka International Airport.
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BRICS Summit likely to denounce Pahalgam attack, call for united fight against terrorism
World | Jul 01, 2025, 12:08 AM ISTPrime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the summit in the Brazilian city on July 6 and 7. India will be the grouping's chair for the next year.
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PM Modi to attend BRICS Summit in Brazil, visit four more countries to boost ties, check itinerary
India | Jun 27, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTPM Modi will undertake an official visit to Ghana from July 2. This will be his first ever bilateral visit to Ghana and the visit is taking place after three decades.
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Trump threatens BRICS nations with 100 per cent tariff against replacing US Dollar
World | Dec 01, 2024, 09:33 AM ISTIn the 2023 BRICS Summit, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula de Silva pitched a proposal to study the feasibility of a new common currency. However, India has made it clear that it is not against the Dollar.
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BRICS Summit: A testament to PM Modi’s diplomatic prowess | IN PICS
World | Oct 24, 2024, 12:26 PM ISTChinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi used a BRICS summit in Russia on Wednesday to showcase ambitions for a more harmonious relationship between the world's two most populous countries after years of animosity.
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You won't let anyone else enter G7, we formed our own club: Jaishankar's viral response to BRICS
World | Sep 13, 2024, 12:02 AM IST"Because there was another club, it was called the G7 and you wouldn't let anybody else into that club, so we said we'd go and form our own club. As it started, it gained a life of its own over the period of time. Others saw value in it as well," said Jaishankar.
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BRICS NSA meet: Doval spotlights terrorism issue, calls for joint efforts to address global threat
World | Sep 11, 2024, 07:10 PM ISTAjit Doval, National Security Advisor (NSA), attended the BRICS NSAs' meeting in Russia's Saint Petersburg city on Wednesday. The "spymaster" highlighted the soaring terrorism and stressed addressing it through joint efforts within the BRICS framework.
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NSA Ajit Doval to travel Russia to attend BRICS Summit, Ukraine war likely on top agenda
World | Sep 08, 2024, 03:20 PM ISTDoval's visit to Moscow comes after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to both Russia and Ukraine in the past two months. During his visit, PM Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
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Pakistan files application to join BRICS bloc in 2024 under Russian chairmanship: Envoy
World | Nov 22, 2023, 12:53 PM ISTPakistan's diplomat has declared that Islamabad has already applied for membership to join BRICS and added it wants to join the group under Russian chairmanship, in 2024.
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BRICS Summit: What leads to formation of group and which countries want to join it? Know here
Explainers | Aug 22, 2023, 03:03 PM ISTIt is expected that world leaders will emphasise limiting the dominance of the United States in both shaping the economy and the world order. As of now, America monopolises the world order, where it retains itself in the top position and then Europe-- overlooking China's position.
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At BRICS, Xi Jinping expects a breakthrough as Chinese economy is in brutal distress
World | Aug 21, 2023, 12:56 PM ISTChina's gross domestic product (GDP) grew 5.5 per cent year-on-year in the first half (H1) of 2023, the country's National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) said in June.
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Putin downplays skipping BRICS Summit in S Africa amid ICC warrant controversy: 'My presence is...'
World | Jul 30, 2023, 04:18 PM ISTSince South Africa is a signatory of the ICC, it has to arrest the Russian leader if he lands on the soil of Johannesburg. However, as per the current global setting, it was unlikely that African nations would take any "risk" of arresting Putin.