# India’s BRICS strategy tested as Xi, Putin set to visit

https://mins.news/en/item/54640

- DW, 2026-09-11 13:31 UTC
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- Original: https://www.dw.com/en/india-s-brics-strategy-tested-with-xi-putin-set-to-visit/a-79231879?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf

> Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host the 18th BRICS summit in New Delhi, with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin expected to attend. India is deepening ties with China and Russia while seeking to prevent BRICS from becoming an anti-Western platform, but the expanded bloc’s internal divisions may constrain its diplomatic gains.

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