BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: 30,000 personnel, anti-drones systems deployed in Delhi; Modi-Putin meet on cards today

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: The 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit will be held at Bharat Mandapam on September 12 and 13, with leaders from BRICS member countries taking part in the opening day’s programme before leaders of partner countries and outreach invitees join the proceedings on Sunday.

Key Events

• 10 Sec agoBRICS Summit 2026 LIVE:
• 4 Mins agoArtist creates special sand art to welcome BRICS leaders to India
• 5 Mins agoBRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: ‘Promoting millets at BRICS’, says executive sous chef, The Lalit
• 16 Mins agoDelhi Police rams up security arrangements as India prepares to host BRICS
• 16 Mins agoBusiness leaders to attend PM Modi's opening session
• 18 Mins agoWhat’s on the agenda today?
• 19 Mins agoMEA welcomes Putin
• 29 Mins agoRussian President Vladimir Putin arrives in New Delhi
• 30 Mins agoTraffic advisory for September 11
• 50 Mins agoNew Delhi set to host BRICS Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, marking the beginning of a three-day visit to India.

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: New Delhi is all set to host the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, with several world leaders and senior delegations arriving in the national capital from late Thursday evening through early Friday morning. Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, marking the beginning of a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS Summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss expanding bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation....Read More

Putin is accompanied by a high-level delegation. His visit marks his first in-person participation at a BRICS summit outside Russia since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira also arrived in New Delhi to attend the 18th BRICS Summit. The Ministry of External Affairs announced Vieira's arrival, saying he is representing Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva at the summit, as Lula remains in Brazil for his election campaign.

Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Indonesian counterpart Prabowo Subianto, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung are among the top leaders attending the summit.

What’s on the agenda today?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Putin are scheduled to hold wide-ranging bilateral talks on Friday afternoon. The meeting is expected to focus on enhancing cooperation in a range of areas, including defence, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and people-to-people exchanges.

Global corporate honchos representing China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Huawei Technologies, Alibaba group, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Embraer are expected to attend PM Modi’s address at the Brics Business Forum meeting on Friday evening.

The Friday meetings are focused on — Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability — and are expected to be attended by about 1,000 foreign delegates, people aware of the development said, requesting anonymity as the nature of the programme is tentative. The opening session is expected to be addressed by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and external affairs minister S Jaishankar, they added.

Security arrangements

Delhi Police has put in place a multi-layered security for the upcoming BRICS Summit, with around 15,000 personnel and 200 companies of paramilitary forces to be deployed across the national capital, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

The police have also installed more than 500 CCTV cameras, including high-resolution and specialised surveillance cameras, to keep a round-the-clock watch over key areas.

The Airports Authority of India (AAI) has also notified airspace restrictions around New Delhi ahead of the Brics Summit, barring non-scheduled flight operations from 7am to 11pm from September 11 to 13, people familiar with the matter said.

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Sep 11, 2026, 07:33:36 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Here is the full schedule of the BRICS Summit, as released by the Ministry of External Affairs:

Saturday, September 12:

2 pm: Arrival of BRICS leaders

2.35 pm: Closed session on multilateralism

4.25 pm: Bharat Innovates Exhibition

5.05 pm: Family photo

5.10 pm: Joint tree plantation

7.30 pm: Gala dinner hosted by PM Modi

Sunday, September 13:

9.55 am: Arrival of partner country and outreach leaders

10.35 am: Family photo

10.50 am: Open session on inclusive global growth

Sep 11, 2026, 07:29:08 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Artist Manas Kumar Sahoo creates special sand art to welcome BRICS leaders to India.

Sep 11, 2026, 07:27:55 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Ahead of BRICS Summit in Delhi, Amit Biswas, Executive Sous Chef, The Lalit, New Delhi, said, “So, we are promoting millets at BRICS. As our honourable Prime Minister is focusing on millets, we are promoting millets at BRICS. Moreover, we have kept our breakfast menu in mind considering that we have a lot of guests staying with us. So, we have kept the spice level and the menu in such a way that everyone can enjoy the food.”

"As it is BRICS, we have all desserts and, most of the time, our main course is also created so that Indian food is showcased as being from India. We have used Indian spices, traditional vegetables and farm grown vegetables. We are focusing more on local products and local produce so that our guests can see what is available locally and what people can get in India."

Sep 11, 2026, 07:17:36 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Delhi Police has put in place a multi-layered security for the upcoming BRICS Summit, with around 15,000 personnel and 200 companies of paramilitary forces to be deployed across the national capital, a senior police officer said on Thursday.

The police have also installed more than 500 CCTV cameras, including high-resolution and specialised surveillance cameras, to keep a round-the-clock watch over key areas, news agency PTI reported.

Sep 11, 2026, 07:16:47 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Global corporate honchos representing China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), Huawei Technologies, Alibaba group, First Abu Dhabi Bank, Emirates Airline, Etihad Airways, and Embraer are expected to attend PM Modi’s address at the Brics Business Forum meeting on Friday evening.

The Friday meetings are focused on — Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability — and are expected to be attended by about 1,000 foreign delegates, people aware of the development said, requesting anonymity as the nature of the programme is tentative. The opening session is expected to be addressed by commerce and industry minister Piyush Goyal and external affairs minister S Jaishankar, they added.

Sep 11, 2026, 07:15:24 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Putin are scheduled to hold wide-ranging bilateral talks on Friday afternoon. The meeting is expected to focus on enhancing cooperation in a range of areas, including defence, energy, technology, pharmaceuticals and people-to-people exchanges.

Sep 11, 2026, 07:14:19 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: India welcomed Russian President Vladimir Putin as he arrived in New Delhi on Friday for the 18th BRICS Summit. He was received by MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh at the airport.

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said, “Warmly welcome President Vladimir Putin of Russia for the 18th BRICS Summit. India and Russia share multifaceted and longstanding ties anchored in Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.”

Sep 11, 2026, 07:04:05 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi on Friday, marking the beginning of a three-day visit to India to participate in the BRICS Summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi to discuss expanding bilateral trade, investment and energy cooperation.

Putin is accompanied by a high-level delegation. His visit marks his first in-person participation at a BRICS summit outside Russia since the war in Ukraine began in February 2022.

Sep 11, 2026, 07:03:27 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: In view of the BRICS Summit on September 11, 2026, traffic diversions and regulated movement will be in place across key routes in Delhi from 2:00 PM to 8:30 pm, Delhi Police said.

“Commuters are advised to plan their journeys in advance, allow extra travel time, use public transport, especially the Metro, and follow designated diversion routes and instructions from traffic personnel.”

"Emergency and essential-service vehicles will be given priority passage."

Sep 11, 2026, 06:43:17 IST

BRICS Summit 2026 LIVE: New Delhi is all set to host the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, with several world leaders and senior delegations arriving in the national capital from late Thursday evening through early Friday morning.

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