Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto lands in Delhi for BRICS summit
President Prabowo Subianto touched down in New Delhi on Friday night to join the 18th BRICS summit, where he was greeted by Minister Satish Chandra Dubey.
Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto arrived in New Delhi on Friday night to take part in the 18th BRICS summit, which runs from Saturday through Sunday. Upon landing, he was welcomed by Indian minister of state for coal Satish Chandra Dubey. The summit’s agenda is framed around the slogan “Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability.”
Prabowo’s trip follows his previous visit to India in January 2025, when he served as the chief guest at the Republic Day parade. Among the other heads of state expected to join the talks is Burundi’s President Evariste Ndayishimiye, attending on behalf of the African Union. The gathering provides a platform for Indonesia and other members to discuss coordinated economic and political strategies within the BRICS framework.
Why it matters
Indonesia's presence underscores its role in a key multilateral forum and deepens India-Indonesia diplomatic ties.
How this story developed
- Sep 4 India Hosts 2026 BRICS Leaders Summit with Global Leaders in New Delhi
- Sep 9 A bilateral meeting between Modi and Putin has been added to the summit agenda.
- Sep 9 India is positioning the summit as a development‑oriented bridge and has set aside the idea of a shared BRICS currency.
- Sep 10 India’s chairmanship delivered 20 sector‑specific agreements on SMEs, startups and supply‑chain resilience.
- Sep 10 Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the summit, marking his first visit to India since 2019.
- Sep 10 India deploys roughly 25,000 security personnel and implements traffic diversions ahead of the summit.
- Sep 11 Delhi traffic to be rerouted from 2 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday for the BRICS summit.
- Sep 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin rode together in the Russian leader's Aurus limousine from the SCO summit to their bilateral meeting venue in New Delhi.
- Sep 11 Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian touched down in New Delhi for bilateral talks ahead of the summit.
- Sep 11 The two leaders shared a car ride to the INNOPROM India exhibition after their bilateral talks.
- Sep 11 BRICS expanded to eleven member countries.
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