Xi Jinping to attend BRICS summit in New Delhi, Putin slated to meet Modi as India prepares massive security deployment
Chinese President Xi Jinping will join the 18th BRICS Leaders’ Summit in New Delhi on September 12‑13, marking his first visit to India in seven years and will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines. Russian President Vladimir Putin is scheduled to travel to New Delhi for a bilateral meeting with Modi a day before the summit. The two‑day gathering will address issues such as global governance, food and energy security, digital trade, artificial intelligence and climate resilience. Around 25,000 security personnel, including traffic police, paramilitary forces and the National Security Guard, have been deployed to manage movement and protect the venue at Bharat Mandapam, with traffic diversions imposed across the city.
How this was covered
- Right-leaning outlets covered this 30h later
Why it matters
The summit brings together major emerging economies and high‑level bilateral talks that could ease regional tensions and affect everyday life in New Delhi through extensive security and traffic measures.
How the sides frame it
LOW AGREEMENTLeft-leaning coverage emphasizes India's benefits from the summit, center coverage reports on the arrival of leaders, geopolitical tensions and the summit's purpose, while right-leaning coverage focuses on Brazil’s diplomat rejecting an anti-Western portrayal of BRICS.
LEFT
Frames the story as an analysis of what India stands to gain from the BRICS summit
CENTER
Frames the story as a factual account of leader visits, security concerns and the summit’s stated purpose
RIGHT
Frames the story as a rebuttal to claims that BRICS is an anti-Western or de-dollarising bloc
The left emphasises
- What India Gets Out of BRICS
- India gears up for the BRICS leaders’ summit
The right emphasises
- Brazil’s top diplomat rejects anti-West framing for the grouping
- dismisses claims that BRICS intends to challenge the US dollar or create a joint currency
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.
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