Union Minister Pankaj Chaudhary, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, and Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta were among the Indian dignitaries attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gala dinner for BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@mppchaudhary)
Artists staged cultural performances during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gala dinner for BRICS leaders on the opening day of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Performers took the stage for world leaders attending Prime Minister Narendra Modi's gala dinner on the opening night of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari, Union Ministers Kiren Rijiju, Jyotiraditya Scindia and Pralhad Joshi, Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma, and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav joined the BRICS gala dinner hosted by PM Modi at Bharat Mandapam on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@gupta_rekha)
Delhi CM Rekha Gupta, Haryana CM Nayab Saini, and Madhya Pradesh CM Mohan Yadav attended the gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for BRICS leaders at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/X/@gupta_rekha)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin were seen together at the gala dinner on the opening day of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the opening night gala dinner of the 18th BRICS Summit held at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted Russian President Vladimir Putin at the gala dinner marking the start of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, and other heads of state gathered for the gala dinner on the opening day of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi dined alongside Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the 18th BRICS Summit gala at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Heads of state from across BRICS nations, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi, attended the opening day gala hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Cultural artists performed for assembled BRICS leaders during the gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the first day of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
India showcased its cultural heritage through live artistic performances at the BRICS gala dinner, hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the opening day of the 18th BRICS Summit at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/MEA)
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and other senior dignitaries arrived at Bharat Mandapam for the opening day gala dinner of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Video Grab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived at Bharat Mandapam to attend the gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the opening day of the 18th BRICS Summit, New Delhi, on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Video Grab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin was received at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, ahead of the gala dinner on the first day of the 18th BRICS Summit hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Video Grab)
Russian President Vladimir Putin made his way to Bharat Mandapam to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's opening gala dinner for the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on 12 September 2026. (Photo: NationPress/Video Grab)