# Putin lands in India for BRICS summit, shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-11 02:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/9/11/putin-lands-in-india-for-brics-summit-shadowed-by-iran-and-ukraine-wars?traffic_source=rss

> Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in New Delhi ahead of an 11-member BRICS summit expected to focus on the wars in Iran and Ukraine, along with economic challenges. Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian are due to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, while Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to hold talks with Modi on the sidelines. The summit will test the cohesion of the expanded grouping amid sharply differing positions on the Iran conflict.

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