In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (centre-L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre-R) visit an exhibition during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / Editor's note: this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik