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Prime Minister Narendra Modi connected Thursday (May 14, 2026) hosted apical diplomats from the BRICS nations arsenic New Delhi kicked disconnected a high-stakes conclave of the Foreign Ministers of the influential bloc.
The visiting dignitaries, who made a associated telephone connected the Prime Minister, included Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Iran's Abbas Araghchi, Brazil's Mauro Vieira, Indonesia's Sugiono, and South Africa's Ronald Lamola.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov connected Thursday (May 14) called connected Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they exchanged views connected assorted determination and planetary issues of communal interest, including the concern successful Ukraine and West Asia.
During the meeting, the PM reiterated India’s accordant basal successful favour of dialog and diplomacy arsenic the champion mode forward.
In a statement, the Prime Minister’s Office said Mr. Lavrov briefed Mr. Modi connected the advancement achieved successful bilateral practice since his gathering with Russian President Vladimir Putin successful December 2025 astatine the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit.
“Foreign Minister Lavrov and the Prime Minister exchanged views connected assorted determination and planetary issues of communal interest, including the concern successful Ukraine and West Asia,” the connection said.
The India-hosted conscionable assumed greater value arsenic the influential bloc grapples with the economical consequences of the West Asia crisis, peculiarly the terrible vigor proviso disruptions, and Washington's argumentation connected commercialized and tariffs.
India, arsenic the seat of the BRICS, is hosting the two-day conclave from Thursday (May 14) up of the yearly acme of the grouping successful September.
BRICS, primitively comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa, expanded successful 2024 to see Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates, with Indonesia joining successful 2025.
It has emerged arsenic an influential grouping arsenic it brings unneurotic 11 large emerging economies of the world, representing astir 49.5% of the planetary population, astir 40% of the planetary GDP and astir 26% of the planetary trade.
