Who is going to Putin-hosted Brics summit in Russia – and why has Brazil’s Lula dropped out? - Vladimir Putin is hosting China’s Xi Jinping, India’s Narendra Modi, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan, and I

The BRICS summit in Russia will be the "the largest foreign policy event ever held" by Russia, Kremlin foreign affairs adviser Yuri Ushakov has said. The summit with include 36 countries with over 20 represented by heads of state. Russian President Vladimir Putin has positioned the BRICS summit as a counterweight to the West.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised expanding relations with Russia at bilateral meetings with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.

PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met as India and China reached an agreement on patrolling arrangements at LAC.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday during the BRICS summit in Russia. This will be their first formal discussion since the border tensions flared up in eastern Ladakh in May 2020.