India invites Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman to BRICS Summit as special guest
India has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September as a special guest.

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India has invited Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September as a special guest.
Bangladesh’s Minister for Foreign Affairs says the Indian government has invited Mr. Rahman to participate in the summit as a guest
Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman made the comments when asked about India's invitation to PM Tarique Rahman to attend the upcoming 18th BRICS Summit in Delhi.
If the visit by Xi goes ahead, it will be the first time that the Chinese President Xi Jinping has travelled to India since October 2019.
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The theme of ‘Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability’ envisages using the collective strength of the member countries to respond to global challenges
Tarique Rahman has been invited to the summit but his visit has not been confirmed yet.
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been invited to the Brics Summit in New Delhi in his capacity as the chair of the Bimstec grouping
The visit assumes significance as India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit under its 2026 chairship.
Iran and the UAE, which are on opposite sides of the conflict, have hit discussions within the Brics grouping.
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Central and Delhi government offices will close on September eleventh. This closure is due to the upcoming 18th BRICS Leaders Summit in New Delhi. Extensive security and logistical arrangements are being made for the international event. Leaders from approximately thirty countries will attend the summit and business forum. India is hosting the summit under its 2026 BRICS chairship.
The holiday on September 11 will also be followed by the weekend.
The Minister of State for Foreign Affairs said that Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman was invited in his capacity as the head of BIMSTEC, not as the Prime Minister.
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PM Modi urged Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian to resolve the West Asia conflict through dialogue and stressed freedom of navigation and seafarers’ safety.
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The Secretary-General appreciated India’s close cooperation with the United Nations.
Prime Minister Modi also wished Guterres the very best for the remainder of his tenure.
The acronym BRIC was coined by Goldman Sachs Chief Economist Jim O'Neill in 2001.
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New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed Ali at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit. Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and UAE became full member of BRICS from January 2024 and Indonesia in January 2025.By joining BRICS, Ethiopia has gained access to the markets of the member countries, which should increase its export opportunities. The African state is ready to supply coffee, flowers and other agricultural products. Some companies in India and China have also expressed interes
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Shadrach Hollow, a journalist with TV BRICS Africa, said South Africa brought around 130 business owners to India for the summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. He is expected to travel in the heavily protected Hongqi N701 state limousine. This bespoke vehicle offers significant security features for leadership protection. The N701's presence highlights China's approach to leadership security. Comparisons are drawn to the US President's armored vehicle, 'The Beast'.
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The summit highlights India’s effort to maintain strategic ties with Russia and Iran while deepening relations with the U.S. and Europe.
Ahead of the visit, China’s state-run Global Times has described Brics as an increasingly important platform at a time of global uncertainty. In an editorial, the newspaper said the grouping’s strength came from its commitment to openness, cooperation and fairness. The editorial also highlighted China’s support for the New Development Bank, the expansion of Brics and cooperation in different areas.
Both leaders exchanged perspectives on regional and international developments of mutual interest and reaffirmed their commitment to close cooperation in multilateral fora, says the Ministry of External Affairs
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, at Hyderabad House in New Delhi on Saturday, on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit, with India and the UAE seeking to further strengthen their Comprehensive Strategic Partnership.The UAE became a full member of BRICS in January 2024, along with Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran and Saudi Arabia, while Indonesia joined the grouping as a full member in January 2025.Track latest updates of BRICS Summit 2026 hereAccording to UAE News Agency WAM, UAE's membership supports the
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The BRICS declaration, adopted unanimously in New Delhi, called for parties involved in the West Asia conflict to exercise “maximum restraint.”
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The MEA said the focus was on settling bilateral trade in local currencies, a day after India urged BRICS nations to link their payment systems.
Apart from talks with the Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, Narendra Modi also held meetings with the Prime Ministers of Ethiopia, Vietnam and Malaysia on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi
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According to a Tamil Nadu government website, the historic shrine was under the care of a monk up to the 10th century A.D.
The Brics leaders endorsed New Delhi’s long-standing position that “dialogue and diplomacy” are the only options to settle conflicts
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The 45-page New Delhi Declaration expressed concerns about “the rise of unilateral tariffs” and backed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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"You want to promote vegetarianism, go ahead - absolutely do that - but don't limit India's food culture to just a vegetarian menu. In India, crores of people eat non-veg; mutton, chicken, and fish are just as important in our culinary diversity," he added.
PM Modi's schedule also went beyond the bilateral meetings. He proposed a 45-page New Delhi Declaration, which received the unanimous approval of all members.
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