At the BRICS Summit 2024 in Kazan, PM Modi held crucial bilateral talks with Russian President Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Iranian President Pezeshkian, focusing on global issues like Ukraine, West Asia, and future BRICS cooperation.

BRICS Summit 2024: PM Modi takes up strategic bilateral meetings with Putin, Xi, and Iran President. The 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, brings world leaders together for summits at their best regarding high-level discussions on some of the most testing issues facing humanity and more to foster cooperation among members. An important constituent of the summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi took up bilateral interaction with his peers from Russia, China, and Iran. He already received much attention for his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Mohammad Pezeshkian, as they discussed crucial issues related to Ukraine, West Asia, and other even more comprehensive geopolitical issues.

BRICS Summit 2024: Inclusions and Key Bilateral Dialogue

Notably, the Prime Minister of India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as India’s growing presence on the world stage has taken part in the BRICS Summit Russia 2024. He reached Kazan on October 22 to attend the 16th BRICS Summit 2024. During the summit, PM Modi had some bilaterals with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Iranian President Mohammad Pezeshkian.

Bilateral Meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin

Inevitably, the most eagerly awaited was indeed the meeting between PM Modi and President Putin. India and Russia have been the closest friends for many years and have collaborated in almost everything: defence, energy, and technology, among others. According to reports, the heads of state discussed many issues, including the ongoing conflict in Ukraine, where PM Modi again stated that India supports peace and dialogue as a possible solution to potential global conflicts. It gives the BRICS Summit Kazan Russia not only an opportunity to discuss economic cooperation but grating geopolitical tensions between its Member States.

President Putin hosted dinner for the BRICS leaders, where PM Modi was warmly welcomed. What has made this informal arrangement effective is that the Kremlin confirmed that the leaders had discussed the issue-ranging from Ukraine and global economic issues.

Summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping

This is yet another big step by PM Modi – the India-China summit, wherein he would be engaging with PM Modi China Xi Jinping. This summit has come at a time when both India and China continue to indulge in a shooting war at the border. The bilateral summit between the two leaders is sure to traverse the entire gamut of trade, economic cooperation, and further resolving the issue over borders alongside building further diplomacy. It holds immense importance for both the countries since these two are two of the largest economies globally and wield plenty of influence in the BRICS organization.

Interaction with Iranian President on West Asia

Bilateral meeting between Iranian President Mohammad Pezeshkian and the West Asia region primarily discussed and kept at the top of the agenda the ongoing tensions in the region, especially the causes: The leaders addressed the issues of violence and protecting civilians, said Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri.

PM Modi at the meeting briefed that India was a neutral arbiter who was friendly to one and all in the region emphasized diplomatic engagement to de-escalate the tensions. President Pezeshkian shared the view by insisting that peace and harmony were indispensable and India could play a vital role in facilitating dialogue between the disputing parties. This rendezvous was an example of India’s emergence as a powerful diplomat in international conflict resolution.

In addition to bilateral summits, leaders of the 16th BRICS Summit 2024 will probably adopt the Kazan Declaration, which will outline provisions on future cooperation between BRICS nations. These would most probably relate to economic cooperation, multilateralism, and co-operation in countering the challenge of global phenomena, such as climate changes, sustainable development, and geopolitical conflicts.

For India under PM Modi, BRICS is quite an important platform to advance the agenda of global multipolarity and provide a genuine voice to small nations in international affairs. The summit meeting will thus further evolve what BRICS looks like for its members, specially since member nations like China and Russia are increasingly taking on greater prominence and assertiveness on the world stage.

Cultural and Economic Interactions

Along with giving a voice to geopolitics, this venture has also been undertaken to make the cultural outreach more vibrant; BRICS Summit in Russia is an initiative towards institutionalizing people-to-people contact. Indian studies and Indian Cinema are going to play a major role in advancing the idea of cooperation between BRICS nations.

All these culturally-oriented initiatives help in smoothening the nation states’ relations and provide a new avenue for soft power diplomacy.

The BRICS Summit 2024 has been a significant exercise in international diplomacy since engaging with world leaders like Putin, Xi Jinping, and Pezeshkian has brought forward India’s proactivity on issues in the region and at the global level. During this session, the bilateral talks have emerged on different issues including peace, increased cooperation, and the multipolar world order. The summits, by that token, are likely to frame the fruits of these deliberations on the future horizon of global geopolitics and BRICS closely.