Putin Meets Modi as India Hosts BRICS Summit
President Vladimir Putin arrived in India for a three-day visit to attend the BRICS summit and met Prime Minister Narendra Modi for bilateral talks on trade and energy. The leaders discussed expanding Russian-Indian trade to $100 billion by 2030 and the possible sale of Su-57 fighter jets. A delegation of more than 300 Russian executives accompanied Putin to negotiate supply chains and food security contracts.
Why it matters: This matters for BRICS, as internal divisions over the Iran conflict complicate the bloc's joint declaration.