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The story so far: The New Delhi Declaration that came out of the recent BRICS Summit in the national capital resolved to increase trade between member-countries and payments in national currencies. Days before the summit, a report by the news agency Reuters quoted sources as saying that at the event, India would push to link…
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Airport authorities facilitated 154 arrival movements involving 637 delegates and 99 departure movements involving 552 delegates during the summit, which was held from September 11-13. File | Photo Credit: AP The Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), and other security and aviation agencies managed the arrival and departure of 1,189 delegates from 26 countries during the…
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets South Africa President Cyril Ramaphosa on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: ANI Months after postponing the India-Africa Forum Summit because of the Ebola crisis, New Delhi has started a broad-based dialogue with African countries, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
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Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meets with Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, India, on September 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters A day after holding a rare meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin…
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday (September 13, 2026) proposed a new insurance mechanism and a collaborative grain market among BRICS nations, urging the group to adopt a holistic approach to combat global challenges. Mr. Putin proposed the new initiatives for economic growth among the BRICS member nations as well as the Global South nations…
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The proposal from Beijing comes against the backdrop of China’s push to offer its AI platforms and smart manufacturing know-how to emerging countries and its trade and technology war with the U.S. | Photo Credit: AFP Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday (September 13, 2026) called on the BRICS countries to “rally the Global South”…
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India forged a consensus of BRICS countries on Saturday (September 12, 2026), after Iran and the United Arab Emirates agreed to a last-minute compromise on the language used about the war in West Asia, allowing the 11-member grouping to adopt the New Delhi Declaration at a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Also Read:…
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Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) President Mehbooba Mufti. File | Photo Credit: PTI Amid the ongoing BRICS Summit in New Delhi, former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti on Saturday (September 12, 2026) welcomed the world leaders’ condemnation of the Pahalgam terror attack. However, she questioned the failure of…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and others, during a Gala dinner hosted by PM Modi for visiting leaders of the 18th BRICS Summit, in New Delhi. | Photo Credit: PTI ‘Paneer lababdar’, ‘gucchi marmik’, ‘millet pulao’, and…
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China Southern Airlines, headquartered in Guangzhou in China’s southern Guangdong province, is one of the country’s major carriers. | Photo Credit: AP China Southern Airlines on Saturday (September 12, 2026) announced that it will resume regular passenger services on the Guangzhou-New Delhi route from September 21, restarting the service after a six-year suspension. With the…
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