Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 04:20pm on 22 Oct 2024,Tuesday India Global
At the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russian President Vladimir Putin highlighted the "strategic partnership" with India during talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The summit, attended by global leaders including China's Xi Jinping and Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan, aims to counter Western influence. Key agenda items include a proposed BRICS payment system to rival SWIFT and discussions on the escalating Middle East conflict. Modi praised the "special and privileged strategic partnership," emphasizing cooperation on climate change. The gathering underscores Russia's efforts to demonstrate its alliances amid ongoing international isolation following the Ukraine conflict.
