India supports dialogue and diplomacy and not war, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa (BRICS) Summit in Kazan, Russia on Wednesday, in an unambiguous message calling for resolution of the Russia-Ukraine conflict through peaceful negotiations.

Around 20 leaders are gathering in Kazan for diplomatic forum

KAZAN (Oct 23): President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi that China and India should strengthen cooperation as they met on the sidelines of a BRICS gathering in Russia, Chinese state media reported today. It is the pair's first formal meeting in five years, a sign of a potent

Russian President Vladimir Putin has touted the creation of a new "multipolar world order" at the BRICS summit, a gathering of world leaders he hopes will show that Western attempts to isolate Russia over its Ukraine invasion have failed.

KAZAN: China's President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday (Oct 23) that there must be "no escalation of fighting" in Ukraine as he addressed leaders of the BRICS group of emerging economies, including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Around 20 world leaders are gathering in the central city of Kazan, th

Russian President Vladimir Putin faced direct calls to end the Ukraine conflict from some of his closest and most important partners on Wednesday as world leaders gathered in Russia for the second day…

KAZAN (Oct 23): Russian President Vladimir Putin today touted the creation of a new "multipolar world order" at the BRICS summit, a gathering of world leaders he hopes will show that Western attempts to isolate Moscow over its Ukraine offensive have failed. The meeting in the city of Kazan is the

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Immigration Badr Abdel Aty discussed with his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira chances to boost trade exchange and investments.

NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (Oct 23) that their two countries should enhance communication and cooperation and effectively manage differences, in their first formal talks in five years. The two leaders met on the sidelines of the BRICS summi

Monitoring Desk: Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan voiced to ‘protect the UN-centric international system’. According to TASS News Agency, both were of the view that Moscow and Beijing will continue to strengthen the UN-centric International system despite the chaotic and complicated global situation. They might be referring to the NATO-based system that mostly defies basic principles laid by the United Nations to protect the rule of equality, sovereignty, and prosperity of every country irrespective of its global rating in weaponry power, and economy. “Despite the chaotic and complex situation in the world, trade and cooperation between the two countries (Russia-China) in other spheres are actively developing with large-scale cooperation projects being steadily implemented,” Xi said as reported by TASS News Agency. Xi also cited the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) as a bond among nations and said that Russia and China…

  SHANGHAI | Xinhua | The BRICS countries are powerful economies with great potential and capacity for growth, Dilma Rousseff, president of the New Development Bank (NDB), has told Xinhua. “Measured by GDP, the BRICS countries have already surpassed the G7 in importance,” said the former Brazilian president. BRICS is an acronym for Brazil, Russia, …

KAZAN: India’s Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on the eve of the BRICS summit that he wanted peace in Ukraine and that New Delhi w...

Kazan, Oct 22: The Russia-Ukraine conflict should be resolved in a peaceful manner and India is ready to provide all possible cooperation towards it,

Iran and Saudi Arabia planning to conduct joint military exercises in Red Sea, according to Iranian report but not confirmed by Riyadh.

KAZAN: India and China Wednesday agreed to work towards improving bilateral ties, signalling a potential thaw between the neighbours since clashes between their troops in 2020 over a contested...

PM Narendra Modi discussed the issue of early discharge of the remaining Indian nationals in the Russian Army during his bilateral meeting on Tuesday with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan.

Some of Moscow's key allies have rallied round Russian President Vladimir Putin on the first day of a major summit that the Kremlin hopes will show Western attempts to isolate it over the Ukraine offensive have failed.

With the conflict in West Asia escalating significantly after Israel and Iran threatened each other of an endless series of retaliations, PM Modi on Tuesday met Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said that a full range of relations between India and Iran was reviewed along with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the bilateral talks between the two leaders.

India supports peace between Ukraine and Russia, offering assistance, as Prime Minister Modi meets with President Putin.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian in Russia's Kazan on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit.

Boosting trade settlements in national currencies between members of the BRICS group is a strategic necessity, Russian President Vladimir Putin has said, adding...

For Russian President Vladimir Putin, three-day meeting also offers powerful way to demonstrate failure of US-led efforts to isolate Russia over its actions in Ukraine

China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, and other world leaders arrived Tuesday in Russia for a summit of the BRICS bloc of developing economies. The Kremlin hopes to turn the summit into a rallying point for defying Western influence in global affairs.

Russian officials already see the Brics Summit as a massive success. Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy aide Yuri Ushakov said 36 countries confirmed participation, and more than 20 will send heads of state.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began his two-day official visit to Russia, his second in three months, to attend the BRICS Summit. The prime minister will attend the summit in Russia's Kazan with Russia's Putin, China's Xi Jinping, Brazil's Lula.

Kazan, Oct 22: The Russia-Ukraine conflict should be resolved in a peaceful manner and India is ready to provide all possible cooperation towards it,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed to Russian President Vladimir Putin that India stands ready to provide all possible cooperation towards ending the Russia-Ukraine conflict and that dialogue and diplomacy is the only way to bring peace to the region.

PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin covered a range of bilateral and global issues including the Ukraine war during a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit.

Gathering is the biggest international event in Russia since Ukraine conflict began

The leaders of China, South Africa and India arrived in Russia on Tuesday for the BRICS summit of emerging economies. The meeting will see president Vladimir Putin host more than 20 heads of state, in a move that defies expectations that the Ukraine war and sanctions would isolate Russia.

Russia is hosting a BRICS summit this week, showing the limits of attempts to isolate it.The grouping is buoyant after ballooning from five members to

Putin stayed away from last year’s Brics summit after South Africa warned it would have to comply with an arrest warrant against him for alleged war crimes in Ukraine issued by the International Criminal Court in March last year. 

Russia is rolling out the red carpet to its allies on Tuesday as it hosts the latest BRICS summit in a show of strength to the West.