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New Delhi hosts the 18th BRICS Summit as Xi Jinping visits India after seven years
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New Delhi hosts the 18th BRICS Summit as Xi Jinping visits India after seven years
India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, with Xi Jinping visiting India after seven years and India pressing for practical cooperation on food and energy security within the expanded bloc.
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India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12-13, 2026, bringing together leaders of an expanded bloc that now represents nearly half the world's population.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian arrived ahead of the summit, and Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting India for the first time in seven years.
India is pushing for practical cooperation within BRICS on food and energy security, alongside deeper economic ties among member nations.
Sources: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- BRICS Summit
- New Delhi
- Xi Jinping
- expanded bloc
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- BRICS Summit, New Delhi, Xi Jinping, expanded bloc
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Use as an example in GA answers (GS2 - International Relations: BRICS grouping, multilateral summits).
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The 18th BRICS Summit held in September 2026 was hosted by India in which city?
- New Delhi
- Mumbai
- Bengaluru
- Hyderabad
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Answer: A — India hosted the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September 2026, with leaders including Russia's President Vladimir Putin, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian and China's President Xi Jinping in attendance.
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