Modi and Vietnam Prime Minister Le Minh Hung meet during BRICS summit in Delhi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung for bilateral talks on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi.
During the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung held a bilateral discussion. India, presiding over the summit for 2026, emphasized themes of resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability. The two sides reiterated their Enhanced Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, which covers defence, security, fintech, critical minerals and other emerging areas.
Vietnam, classified among the ten BRICS partner nations, views the gathering as an opportunity to strengthen its relationship with India and engage further with the broader BRICS bloc. The dialogue built on a recent state visit by Vietnamese President To Lam, which had already upgraded the partnership. Additional meetings at the summit involved leaders from Ethiopia, Malaysia and the United Arab Emirates, all expressing interest in deeper defence cooperation with India.
Why it matters
The talks reinforce a growing strategic partnership between India and Vietnam amid shifting global alliances.
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.
- Sep 12 The 18th BRICS summit opened in New Delhi with India presiding and leaders including Xi Jinping arriving for the meeting.
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