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India will host the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12-13 as divisions between Iran and the UAE, the Iran war and China-India ties test the expanded bloc's unity.
BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for reforms to global institutions and urged the Global South to become a “rule-shaper” at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in India for the summit, while Russian President Vladimir Putin and other leaders joined the high-level gathering. China will host the next BRICS summit in 2027, Xi announced.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for the BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to India in seven years. His meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to focus on border stability, trade, economic ties and efforts to further normalise relations between the two Asian powers.
India is preparing to host a high-stakes BRICS summit on September 12 and 13, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian among the key leaders expected to attend. The Middle East conflict is likely to complicate negotiations as New Delhi seeks consensus among an increasingly diverse BRICS bloc.
India has rejected the Hague-based Permanent Court of Arbitration’s latest ruling on the Indus Waters Treaty, asserting that the court has no authority over India’s sovereign decisions. New Delhi said its decision to keep the treaty in abeyance remains unchanged.
India will take on Afghanistan in a three-match T20I series in New Delhi from September 13, with all three matches scheduled at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Here is the complete schedule, squads, match timings and live streaming details.
Russia is not pursuing a formal de-dollarisation policy and remains open to acceptable payment mechanisms for international trade, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said ahead of the BRICS summit in New Delhi.
Sprite and IRCTC have launched the Sprite Tejas Express on the Lucknow–New Delhi–Lucknow route, marking Sprite’s first branded train partnership in India. The six-month campaign will feature branded coaches, onboard Sprite offerings and sustainability-focused initiatives.
Speculation about Chinese President Xi Jinping’s health intensified after Prime Minister Narendra Modi briefly paused during his BRICS opening remarks and asked whether Xi was okay. Xi later skipped the gala dinner in New Delhi, but there is no official confirmation that either incident was linked to a medical condition.
Activist Sonam Wangchuk has said leaders of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) were deeply demoralised after the July 20 police action at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar and briefly considered ending the protest.
President Droupadi Murmu has urged popular film personalities to avoid endorsing products that could be harmful to public health, highlighting their influence over young people. Her remarks at the 72nd National Film Awards in Gujarat come weeks after Maharashtra FDA chief Tukaram Mundhe issued notices to Shah Rukh Khan, Ajay Devgn and Tiger Shroff over their Vimal Elaichi advertisement.
San Francisco’s rent surge is exposing a housing affordability problem rather than a broad real-estate downturn, while India’s major cities are also seeing rising prices and a growing shift toward premium housing.
