Vladimir Putin to visit India for BRICS Summit from September 12 to 13
The visit comes amid deepening strategic and defence cooperation between India and Russia. It will mark Putin's second visit to India within a year, underlining the continued high-level engagement between the two countries.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit scheduled to be held on September 12 and 13, Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday.
The visit comes amid deepening strategic and defence cooperation between India and Russia. It will mark Putin’s second visit to India within a year, underlining the continued high-level engagement between the two countries.
Putin had earlier visited India in December for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in December 2025, during which he held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on expanding bilateral cooperation across key sectors.
For the uninitiated, India and Russia follow an annual summit mechanism under which the Prime Minister and the Russian President review the full spectrum of bilateral ties. So far, 23 such summits have been held, alternating between the two countries.
The 2025 meeting was significant as it marked President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to India since the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022. Prior to that, Putin had last visited New Delhi in 2021.
The announcement regarding Putin's upcoming visit comes days after Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov visited New Delhi for a high-stakes meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi is expected to focus on global security challenges, economic cooperation and strengthening a multipolar world order.
Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit scheduled to be held on September 12 and 13, Kremlin confirmed on Tuesday.
The visit comes amid deepening strategic and defence cooperation between India and Russia. It will mark Putin’s second visit to India within a year, underlining the continued high-level engagement between the two countries.
Putin had earlier visited India in December for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit in December 2025, during which he held extensive talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on expanding bilateral cooperation across key sectors.
For the uninitiated, India and Russia follow an annual summit mechanism under which the Prime Minister and the Russian President review the full spectrum of bilateral ties. So far, 23 such summits have been held, alternating between the two countries.
The 2025 meeting was significant as it marked President Vladimir Putin’s first visit to India since the Russia-Ukraine war began in 2022. Prior to that, Putin had last visited New Delhi in 2021.
The announcement regarding Putin's upcoming visit comes days after Russia's foreign minister Sergei Lavrov visited New Delhi for a high-stakes meeting of BRICS foreign ministers, chaired by External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar.
The upcoming BRICS Summit in New Delhi is expected to focus on global security challenges, economic cooperation and strengthening a multipolar world order.
