Big reunion at Brics: PM Modi, Xi & Putin meet for 3rd time in 3 yrs; PM shares photo
The BRICS summit in New Delhi brought together leaders including Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, and Vladimir Putin to discuss global economic and political challenges. India successfully mediated a joint statement despite complex diplomatic tensions among member nations.
Why it matters
The summit demonstrates the bloc's attempt to maintain unity and influence amidst global conflicts like the Russia-Ukraine war and Middle East instability.
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday posted a series of photos from the Brics Summit in Delhi, including one showing him with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin as they held hands.Other leaders attending the summit include Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian, South African president Cyril Ramaphosa, Malaysian prime minister Anwar Ibrahim, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Abu Dhabi crown prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ethiopian prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung.UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres, WTO Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, New Development Bank president Dilma Rousseff and Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank President Zou Jiayi are also attending the summit.The theme of India’s Brics presidency is "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability".The summit…
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