New Delhi, June 23 -- The BRICS National Security Advisers' meeting began on Tuesday with NSA Ajit Doval welcoming the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu and Iran's Deputy Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ghadir Nezamipour. Then, a group photo with all the heads of security of all participating countries was taken.

Earlier, Russian Security Council Secretary Sergey Shoigu arrived in India on Tuesday to participate in the meeting of the 16th BRICS National Security Advisers (NSAs).

In a post on X, the Russian Embassy in India confirmed Shoigu's arrival in New Delhi for the high-level multilateral engagement.

"Secretary of the Security Council of Russia Sergey Shoigu arriv...