New Delhi, Sept. 13 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BRICS leaders posed for a family photo of the grouping at Bharat Mandapam, the venue for the 18th BRICS Summit under the chairship of India.

PM Modi stood in the centre with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping beside him.

Earlier, Prime Minister Modi welcomed world leaders at Bharat Mandapam, the venue of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, under chairship of India, ahead of the open session titled 'Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability: Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth'.

The leaders will take part in the open session on Sunday, which will focus on the core pillars of the central theme, namely resilience, innovation, coo...