Russian President Vladimir Putin is set to visit India later this week to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi and hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov announced on Tuesday.
“We’re looking forward to the coming visit of our President, in a couple of days, to New Delhi. He will take part in the BRICS Summit, in all the formats under the auspices of the BRICS Summit, and at the same time, there will be a very significant, for both countries, part of bilateral contacts with Prime Minister Modi. You know that our two leaders, Indian and Russian leaders, are in a very close personal contact. They are very pragmatic in their relationship, and they are as sincere as to be able to discuss in a very open and constructive way the most sensitive issues of the global agenda and our bilateral relations.
Speaking to Indian mediapersons ahead of Putin’s visit, Peskov said that the two leaders will discuss bilateral ties and ongoing global issues with the Russian President informing PM Modi about the current situation in the Ukraine conflict. Speaking from Moscow during a virtual briefing hosted by Sputnik India, Peskov highlighted the close ties shared between both countries and leaders, calling engagements between President Putin and PM Modi as “pragmatic”. He said that both leaders discuss issues of the global agenda and bilateral ties in an “open and constructive” manner. Of course, it opens additional horizons for our cooperation,” he said.
During the BRICS Summit, the leaders will exchange views on strengthening intra-BRICS cooperation on common priorities and share perspectives on global and regional matters of mutual importance, according to a statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA). As BRICS Chair 2026, India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, bringing together leaders of BRICS Member and Partner Countries as well as Outreach Invitees.
He also highlighted the negative impact of the situation in West Asia on the global economy. “We are looking forward to President and Prime Minister having another bilateral meeting during the visit. Like always, they will touch on the bilateral agenda, trade and economic cooperation is a very wide scope. You know that lots of issues cannot be discussed publicly having some unfriendly countries that are trying to put obstacles on the way of further development of our cooperation. So, it is being discussed discreetly but in a very very constructive manner. I have no doubt that they will touch upon on the main projects. So, Indian companies are interested in Russian market. They are interested in broadening their investments in Russian economy in various projects, in various fields. We appreciate that and welcome that,” emphasised Peskov.
It is scheduled for Friday (September 11).
Peskov said that Russia appreciates interest of Indian companies in broadening their investments in the Russian economy in various sectors. He said that PM Modi and Putin will discuss international issues and the situation of international projects in transportation during their meeting in New Delhi.
