PM Modi meets Russian President Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit; both visit INNOPROM India
On 11 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, their second meeting of the year after the SCO Summit in Bishkek.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on 11 September 2026 on the margins of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. It was their second meeting in 2026; the two had met in Bishkek on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Summit on 31 August 2026. The leaders reviewed cooperation in political, economic, defence, energy, space, skill mobility and people-to-people areas, and welcomed INNOPROM India, Russia's International Industrial Exhibition, held in India for the first time from 9 to 11 September 2026; both leaders visited the exhibition. They discussed conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region that have hit maritime trade and the safety of Indian seafarers, and Modi reiterated that dialogue and diplomacy are the way forward. The leaders agreed to further strengthen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, and Putin invited Modi to Russia for the 24th India–Russia Annual Summit, which Modi accepted.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 11 Sep 2026, New Delhi — margins of 18th BRICS Summit
- Earlier meeting
- Bishkek, 26th SCO Summit, 31 Aug 2026
- INNOPROM India
- Russia's International Industrial Exhibition — first time in India, 9–11 Sep 2026
- Partnership
- Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership
- Next
- Invitation to 24th India–Russia Annual Summit in Russia — accepted
Practice MCQs 4 questions
INNOPROM India, held for the first time in India from 9 to 11 September 2026, is an industrial exhibition of which country?
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Correct answer: D — Russia
INNOPROM India is Russia's International Industrial Exhibition; PM Modi and President Putin visited it on 11 September 2026.
Before their meeting in New Delhi on 11 September 2026, where had PM Modi and President Putin met earlier in 2026?
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Correct answer: A — Bishkek, at the 26th SCO Summit
The two leaders had met in Bishkek on the sidelines of the 26th SCO Summit on 31 August 2026.
President Putin invited PM Modi to Russia for which edition of the India–Russia Annual Summit?
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Correct answer: D — 24th
Putin invited Modi to visit Russia for the 24th India–Russia Annual Summit; dates are to be fixed through diplomatic channels.
Consider the following about the Modi–Putin meeting of 11 September 2026: 1. It was the first meeting between the two leaders in 2026. 2. The leaders agreed to further strengthen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 2 only
Only statement 2 is correct. It was their second meeting of 2026 — they had met in Bishkek on 31 August — and they agreed to strengthen the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership.