Live: Xi Jinping heads to Delhi for BRICS Summit, 1st India visit since Galwan

Live blogBRICS Summit 2026 Live Updates: BRICS leaders will begin arriving at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi from 2 pm on Saturday, September 12, for the second day of the summit. The day’s agenda includes a closed-door session on inclusive global governance and strengthening multilateralism, a visit to the Bharat Innovates Exhibition, the leaders’ family photo and joint tree plantation, followed by a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 7:30 pm. The schedule comes a day after PM Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed to deepen bilateral ties, while BRICS finance chiefs pushed for reforms to global development financial institutions....Read MoreSep 12, 2026 07:54 ISTBRICS Summit Delhi Live: Bharat Mandapam under multi-layered security as summit beginsBharat Mandapam is under a multi-layered security cover as the first formal session of the BRICS Summit gets underway in Delhi. Around 25,000 personnel, including Delhi Police, CAPFs and NSG commandos, have been deployed across the national capital to secure the movement and stay of visiting leaders. The route between Bharat Mandapam and Hyderabad House is under heightened surveillance, while 35 key roads identified for the movement of world leaders are being kept under special security vigil. Sep 12, 2026 07:25 ISTBRICS Summit 2026: Belarus foreign minister Maxim Ryzhenkov arrives in IndiaMaxim Ryzhenkov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus, has arrived in India to attend the BRICS Summit 2026. Sep 12, 2026 07:20 ISTBRICS Summit 2026: Global Times says world eager to hear China’s visionA Global Times editorial said BRICS can continue to grow and remain vibrant because of its commitment to openness and inclusiveness, win-win cooperation, and fairness and justice. It said the more turbulent and transformative the world becomes, the more the value of BRICS cooperation comes into focus, expressing confidence in the grouping’s potential and the future of BRICS countries.Sep 12, 2026 07:01 ISTBRICS Summit 2026: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives in DelhiWHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has arrived in India to attend the BRICS Summit 2026 in Delhi.Sep 12, 2026 07:01 ISTBRICS Summit 2026: UN chief, PM Modi discuss BRICS priorities, global conflictsUN Secretary-General António Guterres met Prime Minister Narendra Modi ahead of the BRICS Summit and expressed appreciation for India’s close cooperation with the United Nations. The two leaders discussed India’s BRICS presidency priorities, including the need for multilateral institutions that reflect the realities of the 21st century. Sep 12, 2026 06:58 ISTXi Jinping India Visit: Xi Jinping leaves for India to attend 18th BRICS SummitChinese President Xi Jinping has left for India to attend the 18th BRICS Summit, according to China’s Xinhua News. His departure comes ahead of the BRICS gathering in New Delhi.