Vladimir Putin To Visit India For BRICS Summit: Reports

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President Vladimir Putin will be visiting India to attend the BRICS Summit, scheduled to take place later this year in September, Reuters reported, citing the Kremlin. The upcoming meeting of the BRICS would be the 18th gathering of the international alliance between Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa. Besides these nations, there are other nations who are also part of the international grouping as observers and new members. The summit is expected to focus on trade, geopolitical issues, global governance, and economic cooperation as nations face new challenges due to global disruption caused by the ongoing war in the Gulf and Middle East, especially fulfilling their energy needs including oil and gas.