Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met UAE Crown Prince Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, marking the highest-level meeting between the countries since the Iran war began. Both leaders expressed desire to improve relations.
India is advocating for linking central bank digital currencies across BRICS nations for cross-border payments at the September 12-13 summit in New Delhi, while explicitly rejecting proposals for a common BRICS currency or unified payment network. The approach favors bilateral digital currency settlements and local currency trade.
Leaders from BRICS nations are gathering in New Delhi for the 18th BRICS summit, with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summit is expected to focus on wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, along with economic challenges.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosts Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and other BRICS leaders for a summit in New Delhi this weekend. The gathering comes as wars in Ukraine and the Middle East, particularly the US-led war on Iran, strain unity within the expanded bloc.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi for the BRICS summit, marking his first visit to India in nearly seven years amid complex relations between the regional rivals. The summit highlights tensions as China seeks to use BRICS to challenge American power while India aims to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned that any deployment of European troops to Ukraine would constitute a direct war with Russia, speaking ahead of a BRICS summit in New Delhi. The warning comes as Ukraine conducted its deepest strike into Russian territory, targeting Arctic gas facilities over 3,000km from its border.
India and China conducted their 36th Working Mechanism for Consultation and Coordination (WMCC) meeting in New Delhi on August 7, 2026, reviewing the situation along the Line of Actual Control and discussing boundary delimitation, border management, and trans-border cooperation. Both nations agreed to use existing diplomatic and military channels to resolve outstanding issues and prevent miscalculations.
Thousands of supporters of India's youth-led 'Cockroach' movement continued protests in New Delhi demanding Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan's resignation over exam scandals. Opposition parties shut down parliament in solidarity, with leader Rahul Gandhi calling for PM Modi to resign.
Police used tear gas and batons against supporters of India's Gen Z-led Cockroach movement as they attempted to march to parliament demanding the education minister's resignation. The movement's leaders say they will continue protesting but halt further marches, while opposition leader Gandhi has called for PM Modi to step down over the crackdown.
A major fire swept through a hotel in New Delhi's Malviya Nagar area, killing at least 21 people, with 18 of the victims being foreign nationals. Dozens more were injured in one of the deadliest building fires in the Indian capital in recent years.
Foreign ministers from BRICS nations convened for a two-day meeting in New Delhi on Thursday, with Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi calling on member states to condemn alleged violations of international law by the United States and Israel. The meeting occurs against the backdrop of ongoing war in the Middle East.
