Putin Proposes Bilateral Meeting with Modi at BRICS Summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a bilateral meeting with India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the BRICS summit in Kazan. The proposal came during National Security Advisor Ajit Doval’s meeting with Putin in St Petersburg. The potential meeting follows Modi's recent visit to Kyiv and interaction with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming BRICS summit in Kazan next month. This proposal surfaced during a meeting between Putin and India's National Security Advisor, Ajit Doval, in St Petersburg on Thursday.

The Putin-Doval meeting occurred weeks after Modi's visit to the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, where he held talks with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Doval is attending a national security advisors' conclave of BRICS nations, which includes Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa.

The BRICS summit is slated for October 22-24 in Kazan, with Modi expected to attend. Putin stressed the importance of security issues in the Russia-India bilateral relations and proposed the meeting to summarize joint work and outline future prospects following Modi's visit to Moscow in July.

(With inputs from agencies.)