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The meeting placed particular emphasis on strengthening institutional engagement between India and the African Union, while also reviewing cooperation in economic development, agriculture, healthcare and capacity building.
India and Kazakhstan share broader security interests in Central Asia, including regional stability, counter-terrorism and the security environment surrounding Afghanistan. Continued defence engagement therefore remains an important pillar of the bilateral relationship.
The meeting provided both leaders an opportunity to review the broader India–Uganda relationship and identify areas where development cooperation and economic engagement can be expanded. Prime Minister Modi also thanked Vice President Alupo for Uganda’s participation in the BRICS Summit.
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.
