PM Modi, Putin to hold bilateral talks on Sept 11; Su-57 sale on agenda: Krelim

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are set to hold a bilateral meeting on Friday, September 11, during his visit to India for the BRICS Summit, the Kremlin said.

Speaking to reporters via a virtual briefing from Moscow, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov said the two leaders would first discuss the bilateral agenda.

"We're looking forward to the President and Prime Minister having another bilateral meeting during the visit. It is scheduled. It is scheduled for Friday, so, as always, they will first touch on the bilateral agenda," Peskov said.

He said the sale of Su-57 aircraft to India was on the agenda, along with other issues relating to trade and the economy.

India has not yet officially commented on Peskov's remarks.

Putin has confirmed his participation in the 18th BRICS Summit, which will be hosted by India on September 12-13 at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi.

Prime Minister Modi will host the two-day summit, which is expected to bring together leaders of BRICS member and partner countries, outreach invitees and senior officials.

India is chairing BRICS this year under the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability".

More than 350 meetings and high-level engagements have been held in over 25 cities across India during the year of India's BRICS chairship.

The 11-member core BRICS grouping comprises Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and the United Arab Emirates.

Indonesia became a full member in 2025.

Putin's visit is also expected to provide an opportunity for the two sides to take forward discussions on defence and economic ties.

"We must move from an endless war towards an end to the war. This is essential for the welfare of humanity," Modi had said.

He said India supported all efforts towards peace and called for all issues to be resolved peacefully at the earliest.

Modi had also welcomed Putin's upcoming visit to India, saying it would further strengthen bilateral relations and enhance dialogue and cooperation within BRICS.

Putin, in his opening remarks at the Bishkek meeting, said Russia-India relations continued to strengthen on the basis of the principles of a "special and privileged partnership".

Chinese President Xi Jinping is also expected to participate in the BRICS Summit.

If Xi travels to India, it would be his first visit to the country since his informal meeting with Modi in Mamallapuram in 2019.

Other leaders expected at the summit include South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul.

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is also expected to attend.

India, a founding member of BRICS, assumed its fourth chairship on January 1, 2026, having previously chaired the grouping in 2012, 2016 and 2021.

The year also marks two decades since the establishment of BRICS.