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BRICS Summit India LIVE: Here are the key points:

• India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13.
• Traffic movement will be regulated on several major roads in the national capital on September 12 due to the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit. The Delhi Police said restrictions and diversions will remain in place from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi again nudged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to end the conflict in Ukraine, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward, as the two leaders assessed progress in economic, defence and energy cooperation and mobility of workers.
• PM Modi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and underscored the need to protect the freedom of navigation and commerce, and the safety and well-being of seafarers, the external affairs ministry said in a release.
• Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday called for a stronger shift toward local currencies in BRICS trade, while pitching Iran's geography, energy resources and transport links as a strategic bridge for the bloc's economic connectivity.
• President Putin invited Prime Minister Modi to visit Russia for the 24th India-Russia Annual Summit, the Indian government said in a statement

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Traffic movement will be regulated on several major roads in the national capital on September 12 due to the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit. The Delhi Police said restrictions and diversions will remain in place from 9:30 am to 9:30 pm.

The traffic advisory map marks roads where movement will be controlled, areas where vehicles will not be allowed, alternative routes and diversion points across central Delhi and nearby areas.

The Bharat Mandapam and Pragati Maidan area will see major traffic restrictions, with regulated movement also affecting key routes connecting central Delhi with the northern, southern, eastern and western parts of the city.

The main routes listed in the advisory include Ring Road, Mathura Road, Bhairon Marg, Tilak Marg, the India Gate and C-Hexagon area, Sardar Patel Marg, Patel Road, NH-48 and Parade Road, along with several roads in the Lutyens' Delhi area.

The Delhi Police has asked commuters to plan their journeys in advance, take the Metro where possible, use the prescribed diversion routes and follow instructions from traffic personnel to avoid inconvenience.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Delhi Traffic Police has issued a public advisory for tomorrow (September 12) in view of the BRICS Summit 2026, warning commuters of diversions and regulated traffic movement across the city during the summit period.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim arrived in New Delhi on Friday to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, as India hosts the grouping's annual summit under its 2026 chairship.

The ministry of external affairs welcomed both leaders in separate posts on X, highlighting India's longstanding ties and expanding cooperation with Malaysia and the UAE.

"Heartiest welcome to the Prime Minister of Malaysia, Mr. Anwar Ibrahim for the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. He was received by MoS @KVSinghMPGonda at the airport," the MEA said.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi again nudged Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday to end the conflict in Ukraine, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy is the way forward, as the two leaders assessed progress in economic, defence and energy cooperation and mobility of workers.

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BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the India-Russia economic partnership continues to gather momentum as he and Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the INNOPROM industrial exhibition in the national capital, bringing together companies from both countries.

"The India-Russia economic partnership continues to gather momentum. In Delhi, President Putin and I participated in INNOPROM, bringing together several companies from both countries. It reflects the growing depth of our business engagement," PM Modi said in a post on X.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday and underscored the need to protect the freedom of navigation and commerce, and the safety and well-being of seafarers, external affairs ministry said in a release.

He also called for the need for continued efforts to ensure lasting peace and stability in the region, the ministry said in a statement.

The leaders met in New Delhi on the eve of the BRICS leaders' summit.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday called for a stronger shift toward local currencies in BRICS trade, while pitching Iran's geography, energy resources and transport links as a strategic bridge for the bloc's economic connectivity.

Speaking at the BRICS Business Forum, Pezeshkian said BRICS must move beyond its economic potential and build a more integrated network of trade, investment and joint financing.

He argued that greater use of national currencies, backed by mechanisms to manage currency risks and reciprocal settlements, would make intra-BRICS trade less vulnerable to political shocks.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) Antonio Guterres held a bilateral meeting on Friday ahead of the BRICS Summit 2026.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday walked alongside heads of state, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, along the red carpet at the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi. Read the full story here.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: PM Narendra Modi's bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has concluded.

The next bilateral meeting is with United Nations Secretary-General (UNSG) António Guterres.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the BRICS Business Council to prepare a report identifying the top 10 trade barriers among BRICS nations and called for supporting 100 BRICS startups annually to expand into other member markets.

Addressing the Leaders' Session of the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi, PM Modi also called for forging 1,000 new partnerships among businesses across BRICS nations and suggested that progress on these three parameters should be reviewed every year.

"As BRICS enters its third decade, I would like to urge the BRICS Business Council: Can you prepare a report on removing the top ten trade barriers among BRICS nations? Can we support 100 BRICS startups annually to scale up in other BRICS markets? Can we forge a thousand new partnerships among our businesses?" PM Modi said.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: A bilateral meeting has begun between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Russia stands ready to contribute to global energy and food security, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday, highlighting that BRICS countries have dynamic and vibrant domestic markets.

Addressing the BRICS Business Forum in the national capital, Putin also said the world is undergoing structural, deep, and profound shifts.

"Together with our partners, we stand ready to contribute to world energy and food security, to building reliable logistic routes such as the Arctic Transport Corridor and the North-South Transport Corridor.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said Friday that pressure on his country from the United States had reached a critical and dangerous stage, speaking in New Delhi ahead of the BRICS Summit.

"Iran has been subjected to heavy sanctions in recent years; this pressure has reached a critical and dangerous stage in recent months following the military aggression by the United States and Israel," he said, adding that "the world today is going through a period of unprecedented complexity".

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Noting that the true strength of BRICS is not confined merely to the size of its members' economies but becomes more apparent when these capacities are transformed into a network of trade, investment and joint financing, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Friday called for “a transition from potential cooperation to operational one".

Speaking at the Leaders' Session of the BRICS Business Forum, Masoud Pezeshkian said the world today is going through one of its most complex periods, and disruption in supply chains and the increasing use of economic instruments to exert political pressure have made the economic environment more complex.

"The world today is going through one of its most complex periods. Geopolitical uncertainty, disruption in its supply chains and the increasing use of economic instruments to exert political pressure have made the economic environment in which countries operate more complex. The question is, what is BRICS response to these challenges?” he said.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: In this image shared by news agency ANI, PM Narendra Modi can be seen with Iran’s President Masoud Pezeshkian and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin, among other BRICS leaders, at the BRICS Business Forum in Delhi.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: PM Modi, speaking at the BRICS Business Forum, said, “As BRICS enters its third decade, I would like to urge the BRICS Business Council: Can you prepare a report on removing the top ten trade barriers among BRICS nations? Can we support 100 BRICS startups annually to scale up in other BRICS markets? Can we forge a thousand new partnerships among our businesses? We should review our progress on these three parameters every year.”

He added, "Let us transform BRICS' ambitions into action and our collective strength into global solutions. Let BRICS move forward and propel the world forward as well."

“Global trade can move forward only when sea lanes are secure, supply routes remain open and seafarers are safe. That is why India is a steadfast advocate of freedom of navigation and the safety of seafarers,” PM Modi said at the BRICS Business Forum.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at BRICS Business Forum: "Today, BRICS nations represent 50% of the world's population, 40% of its GDP, and over 25% of global trade. Moreover, while global GDP has grown approximately two-and-a-half-fold over these years, the combined GDP of BRICS nations has expanded nearly four-and-a-half-fold. In other words, the economic strength of BRICS has grown at nearly twice the pace of the rest of the world. BRICS nations are also emerging as key hubs for global innovation and solutions. New possibilities for innovation, spanning everything from grassroots initiatives to frontier technologies, are taking shape within our countries. The growing scale, speed, and optimism of BRICS are clearly evident among us. This forum, hosted in India, is the largest BRICS Business Forum to date."

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Russia's Putin, speaking at the BRICS Business Forum, accused Western countries of trying to “interfere with logistics” and “destroy infrastructure and seize vessels".

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Russian President Putin, speaking at the BRICS Business Forum said: ‘World is undergoing deep structural and profound shifts’.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to hold a bilateral meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian shortly.

BRICS Summit India LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of BRICS Summit in the national capital and reviewed progress in bilateral ties in a range of areas including defence, energy, space and people-to- people domains.

“PM @narendramodi held wide-ranging discussions with President Putin on various aspects of the India-Russia Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. The leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation in sectors including trade, energy, defense, space and people to people ties which remain key focus areas of the enduring India-Russia partnership,” Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said in a post on X.

They also shared perspectives on key regional and global issues of mutual interest, including the conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region which have impacted maritime trade and the safety and security of Indian seafarers.