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Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, his first in person participation at a BRICS summit outside Russia since the war in Ukraine began in 2022. The two leaders discussed raising bilateral trade to 100 billion US dollars by 2030 from about 65 billion US dollars currently, including through the Programme for Economic Cooperation 2030 covering infrastructure, energy and technology. On defence, the sides discussed possible BrahMos missile upgrades, remaining deliveries under the S-400 air defence contract, and talks on the proposed supply of Su-57 fighter jets, along with cooperation on critical minerals and civil nuclear energy. Modi also raised the safety of Indian seafarers in the Black Sea, and Putin invited him to Russia for the 24th India Russia Annual Summit, an invitation Modi accepted.