PM Modi welcomed leaders of the expanded BRICS grouping and outreach nations as they arrived at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi for the second day of the 18th BRICS Summit on Sunday. (Pic/PTI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi welcomed world leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping to India on Saturday to kick off a two-day BRICS summit aimed at protecting developing economies from the global impact of wars in Ukraine and West Asia. (Pics/PTI)