India, May 20 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to travel to India in September to participate in the BRICS Summit 2026, which will be hosted in New Delhi on September 12 and 13. The development was confirmed by Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov on Tuesday, highlighting the continued diplomatic engagement between Moscow and New Delhi.

The upcoming visit will be Putin's second trip to India within a year, underlining the strong strategic partnership shared by the two nations. In December last year, the Russian leader visited New Delhi for the 23rd India-Russia Annual Summit, where he held extensive discussions with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on defence cooperation, trade expansion, energy security and global geopolitical developme...