# Modi and Putin hold talks in New Delhi ahead of BRICS summit

https://mins.news/en/video/55239

- DW News, 2026-09-11 22:00 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LVc8jWvkHw

> Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin met in New Delhi before this weekend’s BRICS summit, seeking to strengthen their longstanding military and trade ties. Modi gave Putin a Russian translation of an ancient Tamil text that promotes virtues including non-violence. The summit is expected to address the war in Ukraine and conflicts in the Middle East.

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