Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Iran President Dr. Masoud Pezeshkian here on Tuesday on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit and exchanged views on regional developments, including the situation in West Asia.
Former diplomat and international affairs expert TS Tirumurti has said that India has a very important role to play in BRICS and the forum should not become an "anti-West group".
Speaking ahead of the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia's Kazan, Bisaria noted that while the group has doubled its membership, there are currently more than thirty applicants seeking to join.
Chinese President Xi Jinping met and held a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Kazan, Russia, on the sidelines of the 16th BRICS Summit.
Reflecting close ties between India and Russia and his personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin quipped during their bilateral meeting on Tuesday that they have such a relationship that PM Modi will not need a translator.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi received a warm welcome from the members of the Indian diaspora and Russian citizens in Kazan. The people who had gathered to welcome PM Modi sang Hindi songs and chanted "Vande Mataram" and "Bharat Mata ki Jai".
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin here for bilateral meeting on Tuesday and said India believes that Ukraine conflict should be resolved in a peaceful manner and is ready to provide all possible cooperation.