Putin to meet Modi as Delhi imposes extensive traffic controls for BRICS summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi. The summit will feature an expanded membership that now includes several new partner states. Delhi authorities have announced traffic restrictions from 2 pm to 8:30 pm on Friday, affecting more than 35 roads and establishing 22 diversion points. Nearly 4,800 traffic police personnel have been deployed to manage the movement and ensure the safety of VVIP motorcades during the event.
How this was covered
- Right-leaning outlets covered this 30h later
Why it matters
The traffic controls will disrupt daily commutes for thousands of residents and visitors during the high‑profile summit.
How the sides frame it
MODERATE AGREEMENTAll camps note that wars in the Middle East and Ukraine dominate the BRICS summit, but left-leaning coverage frames the meeting as being shadowed by these conflicts, center coverage highlights security arrangements, the summit’s agenda and its purpose while mentioning the wars as a test, and right-leaning coverage emphasizes the wars as colouring the event.
LEFT
Frames the summit as being shadowed and dominated by the wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, stressing the conflict context.
CENTER
Frames the summit as a major diplomatic event with extensive security preparations and a focus on its broader purpose, treating the wars as a test for the gathering.
The left emphasises
- dominated by wars in the Middle East and Ukraine
- shadowed by Iran and Ukraine wars
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.
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