New Delhi is gearing up to host the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam on September 12-13, with extensive preparations underway across key venues, roads, hotels and security zones.
The capital is being spruced up with sanitation, streetscape improvements and heightened security as foreign leaders and delegates arrive for one of India's biggest multilateral diplomatic events since the 2023 G20 Summit.
IMAGE: A policeman sits outside Bharat Mandapam ahead of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: Bharat Mandapam, where the BRICS Summit will be held. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: Security personnel stand guard outside one of the hotels which will host the visiting leaders. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: A member of the Central Reserve Police Force stationed near Bharat Mandapam. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: A policeman stands guard outside a hotel. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: Security personnel gather at Kartavya Path ahead of the BRICS Summit. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: A BRICS Summit banner. Photograph: Naveen Sharma/ANI Photo
IMAGE: BRICS banners are all over the city. Photograph: Naveen Sharma/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Preparations underway ahead of the BRICS Summit, here and below. Photograph: PIB Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photograph: PIB Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
IMAGE: A vehicle drives past a BRICS Summit poster. Photograph: Naveen Sharma/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Glimpses of preparations for the BRICS Summit. Photograph: PIB Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Bharat Mandapam Gate number 6. Photograph: Naveen Sharma/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Workers paint a fence as part of the preparations. Photograph: PIB Photo Gallery/ANI Photo
Photographs curated by Manisha Kotian/Rediff and Anant Salvi/Rediff
Feature Presentation: Aslam Hunani/Rediff
