Modi, Putin, and Iran's President Meet Ahead of Big BRICS Summit

Leaders gather in Russia to talk about strengthening ties as the BRICS group looks to challenge Western economic power.

Leaders from around the world are meeting in Russia this week for a major event called the BRICS summit. This group includes countries like Russia, India, China, and others who want to work more closely together on money and trade. Before the main meeting started, India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi sat down for private talks with Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and the President of Iran. Russia is using this meeting to try and pull these countries closer. President Putin wants the BRICS group to act as a counterweight to the West—meaning countries like the U.S. and those in Europe. Dur…