News articles and essays on the Indian diplomacy at work around the world.
Prime Minister Modi welcomed the Philippines’ participation in the BRICS Summit in its capacity as the current chair of ASEAN. The meeting provided both leaders with an opportunity to review the progress made in bilateral relations since India and the Philippines formally elevated their relationship to a Strategic Partnership during President Marcos’ State Visit to India in August 2025.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Uruguayan Foreign Minister Mario Lubetkin in New Delhi on September 11, 2026, during Lubetkin’s visit for the 18th BRICS Summit. The meeting comes at a time when India is significantly increasing its diplomatic and economic engagement with Uruguay and the wider Latin American region.
The South African President said India was expanding rapidly while South Africa was undertaking major reforms across its energy, telecommunications, logistics and water sectors. He invited Indian businesses to participate more extensively in South Africa’s investment and industrial development plans.
The growing relationship was again in focus during Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira’s visit to New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit, where he met External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on September 11, 2026.
The meeting marked another step in the gradual stabilisation of bilateral relations following Modi and Xi’s previous meeting in Tianjin in August 2025. Both leaders welcomed what they described as steady progress in relations since that interaction and agreed that India and China should approach their ties from a strategic and long-term perspective.
PM Modi and PM Abiy Ahmed reviewed bilateral cooperation across several important areas, including economic engagement, defence and security, and capacity building. Both sides reaffirmed their intention to expand the partnership further as India strengthens its engagement with Africa and Ethiopia develops its role within BRICS.
Modi welcomed Anwar to India and appreciated Malaysia’s participation in the BRICS Summit as a Partner Country, reflecting Kuala Lumpur’s growing engagement with the grouping and its wider role in the evolving Global South architecture.
Modi welcomed Vietnam’s participation in the summit as a BRICS Partner Country, highlighting its growing engagement with the grouping. Vietnam is participating in the BRICS Summit as a partner country for the second time, while this is Le Minh Hung’s first BRICS Summit as Prime Minister.
Yudh Abhyas 2026 also includes the U.S. Army’s 3rd Multi-Domain Task Force, bringing long-range precision fires and integrated command-and-control capabilities into the exercise.
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira in New Delhi on September 11, with the two sides reviewing bilateral relations and discussing ways to strengthen cooperation in trade and investment, defence, energy, agriculture and space.
