Politics
BRICS summit opens in New Delhi as expanded bloc meets amid trade tensions
September 12, 2026 at 09:58 AM
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28 reports · 25 in Arabic, 3 in English · over 18 hours
The 18th BRICS summit has opened in New Delhi, with leaders including Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian attending amid wars and US tariff disputes.
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting the two-day summit, New Delhi's fourth time as BRICS host.
- Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday, his first visit to India in seven years.
- Modi held talks on Friday with Putin, agreeing to deepen ties, and with Pezeshkian on freedom of navigation and the safety of ship crews.
- Trump has described the bloc as "anti-American" and threatened to impose punitive tariffs on countries that align with it.
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