The 18th BRICS Summit got underway in New Delhi with leaders of partner countries gathering in the capital to discuss the changing global economic and geopolitical landscape.
IMAGE: Prime Minister Narendra Modi brings a rare smile on Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping's faces at Bharat Mandapam at the BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Photograph: India's Ministry of External Affairs/Handout/Reuters
IMAGE: Modi, Putin and Xi hold hands at Bharat Mandapam, here and below. Photograph: India's Ministry of External Affairs/Handout/Reuters
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IMAGE: Modi, flanked by Xi and Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, followed by Putin and in the background South African President Cyril Ramaphosa make their way to the main hall at Bharat Mandapam. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: Modi, Xi, Putin and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at Bharat Mandapam. Photograph: Press Information Bureau
IMAGE: Modi and Xi at the Bharat Mandapam, here and below. Photograph: DD News/ANI Video Grab
Photograph: DD News/ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: Modi and Putin at the Bharat Mandapam. Photograph: DD News/ANI Video Grab
Photograph: DD News/ANI Video Grab
IMAGE: A screen shows Modi as he greets Dr Pezeshkian on his arrival at the BRICS summit. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: Modi speaks at the BRICS Summit, here and below. Photograph: India's Ministry of External Affairs/Handout/Reuters
Photograph: India's Ministry of External Affairs/Handout/Reuters
Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: Modi delivers closing remarks during the BRICS session on 'Inclusive Global Governance and Strengthening Multilateralism'. Photograph: DPR PMO/ANI Photo
IMAGE: Putin at the BRICS summit, here and below. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov at the summit. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Members of the Russian delegation led by Putin at the summit. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Xi Jinping at the summit. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Dr Pezeshkian at the BRICS Summit. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: Ethiopia's Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed at the BRICS Summit. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
IMAGE: A screen shows Putin at Bharat Mandapam. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: A screen shows Xi at Bharat Mandapam. Photograph: Bhawika Chhabra/Reuters
IMAGE: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi at the summit. Photograph: Sputnik/Alexander Kazakov/Pool/Reuters
President Droupadi Murmu meets with Iranian President Dr Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit.
Photograph: Press Information Bureau
Photograph: Press Information Bureau
Photograph: Press Information Bureau
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