NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President shared a short automotive experience on Friday as they met at Delhi’s Bharat Mandapam forward of the Brics summit.The 2 leaders shared a experience to go to the exhibition at Bharat Mandapam after their bilateral assembly, marking their fourth time of driving collectively.This was not the primary time the 2 leaders shared a experience. Most not too long ago they rode collectively after their bilateral assembly in Bishkek on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit final month.Previous to that, it was final yr in China’s Tianjin,when
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PM Modi and Putin shared a experience for the primary time within the Russian President’s Aurus limousine as they left the SCO Summit. Putin reportedly provided the experience to PM as he needed them to journey collectively to the resort venue of their bilateral meet. Throughout the drive, they’d a non-public dialog that lasted practically an hour.Based on ANI sources, the Russian chief waited for practically 10 minutes in order that Prime Minister Modi may be part of him.After that, in December 2025, PM Modi broke protocol to obtain Putin at Palam airport. The 2 leaders then “carpooled” to the prime minister’s residence at 7, Lok Kalyan Marg for a non-public dinner.This assembly comes as India hosts the Brics Summit beneath its chairship, bringing collectively leaders of the grouping in New Delhi. The leaders held bilateral talks about about 45 minutes, mentioned to focussed on India-Russia strategic partnership.PM Modi additionally offered Putin with a Russian translation of the Thirukkural, the traditional Tamil traditional by poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar.