New Delhi, Sept. 4 -- Russia's Ambassador to India, Denis Alipov, on Friday praised India's leadership of the BRICS grouping, expressing strong confidence in the success of the upcoming summit and commending New Delhi's proactive role in steering the bloc.

Speaking on the preparations and momentum under India's presidency, Ambassador Alipov, in an exclusive interview with ANI ahead of the Summit, highlighted New Delhi's ability to drive multi-sectoral progress while introducing key operational frameworks.

"I'd like to say that the BRICS summit and the Indian chairship this year are set for success. India has managed its chairship in the format very ably, very successfully, have done hundreds of meetings at the ministerial level," Alipov...