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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared another car ride in New Delhi on Friday, putting their increasingly familiar 'carplomacy' on display ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit.
An image published on Sunday shows the leaders sitting side by side in the back of the vehicle after their bilateral talks.
Modi and Putin have repeatedly shared cars during recent meetings, turning the journeys into informal diplomatic moments. Friday's ride took them to the INNOPROM industrial exhibition at Bharat Mandapam.
Their talks covered India-Russia cooperation across trade, defence, energy and space, as well as conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region.
The meeting came ahead of the September 12-13 BRICS Summit, hosted by India under its 2026 chairship and bringing together the expanded 11-member bloc.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared another car ride in New Delhi on Friday, putting their increasingly familiar 'carplomacy' on display ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit.
An image published on Sunday shows the leaders sitting side by side in the back of the vehicle after their bilateral talks.
Modi and Putin have repeatedly shared cars during recent meetings, turning the journeys into informal diplomatic moments. Friday's ride took them to the INNOPROM industrial exhibition at Bharat Mandapam.
Their talks covered India-Russia cooperation across trade, defence, energy and space, as well as conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region.
The meeting came ahead of the September 12-13 BRICS Summit, hosted by India under its 2026 chairship and bringing together the expanded 11-member bloc.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin shared another car ride in New Delhi on Friday, putting their increasingly familiar 'carplomacy' on display ahead of the 18th BRICS Summit.
An image published on Sunday shows the leaders sitting side by side in the back of the vehicle after their bilateral talks.
Modi and Putin have repeatedly shared cars during recent meetings, turning the journeys into informal diplomatic moments. Friday's ride took them to the INNOPROM industrial exhibition at Bharat Mandapam.
Their talks covered India-Russia cooperation across trade, defence, energy and space, as well as conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region.
The meeting came ahead of the September 12-13 BRICS Summit, hosted by India under its 2026 chairship and bringing together the expanded 11-member bloc.