UN Secretary General António Guterres has arrived in New Delhi for the #BRICS Summit

🇮🇳🤝🇧🇷 EAM S. Jaishankar holds Bilateral talks with Brazilian FM Mauro Vieira. He is representing Brazil on behalf of Brazilian President Lula Da Silva

Both discussed bilateral relations, including enhancing Cooperation in Trade & investment, Defence, Energy, agriculture and space. Multilateral Cooperation including in the UN, G20 & IMO also came up during the meeting

#Geopolitics #BRICS

Lohum has become the first Indian company to produce lithium from overseas assets. It shipped the first lithium ore from Zimbabwe and has secured 10 mining blocks with an estimated 7 billion $ (30-40 million tonnes) of lithium reserves.

#Minerals

https://africa.businessinsider.com/local/markets/indias-largest-sustainable-critical-minerals-producer-ships-first-lithium-ore-from/g623l3c

🇮🇳🤝🇷🇺 PM Modi, Russian Prez Putin Bilateral meeting begins in New Delhi

#BRICS #Geopolitics

🇮🇳🤝🇪🇺 European Commission has asked EU Governments for approval to sign the landmark Free trade deal with India

#Trade #Geopolitics

P.S. – EU has asked the Council of Ministers (each representing a single EU State) to Vote for the India-EU FTA

The resolution needs a YES Vote from 55% EU States representing 65% of the EU Population

#ForeignAffairs

Indian Readout of PM Modi - Russian President Putin Bilateral meeting.

#Geopolitics

Nigeria's Vice President Kashim Shettima arrived in New Delhi for the 18th #BRICS Summit

🇮🇳🤝🇪🇬 Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi arrives in India for the #BRICS Summit 2026.

MoS Defence Sanjay Seth received him at the airport.

🇮🇳🤝🇺🇾 EAM S. Jaishankar holds Bilateral talks with Uruguay's FM Mario Lubetkin in New Delhi.

Both Sides discussed advancing ties including in Trade, Connectivity and Culture. Agreed on a focused roadmap to that end. Appreciate Uruguay’s support for deepening partnership with CELAC and MERCOSUR Group

Uruguay’s signed the Instrument of Ratification to the International Solar Alliance (ISA).

#BRICS #Geopolitics

Indian,Iranian, Russian,South African leaders, Brazil FM at #BRICS Business Forum in Delhi.

🇾🇪 Houthis have captured the Mayun Island also known as the 'Pearl of Bab-el-Mandeb' Strait, the Strategic Chokepoint connecting the Indian Ocean to the Red Sea and further to the Suez Canal.

#InternationalNews

P.S. – The Bab-el-Mandeb Strait at its narrowest point is just 25 KM wide, incomparison the Strait of Hormuz is 34 KM Wide at its narrowest point.

By-default another Chokepoint of Global Economic Trade has fallen into the hands of Tehran... The Houthis are part of the Iran 'Axis of Resistance'. Houthis have already imposed a Naval Blockade of Saudi Arabia for over a month in the Bab-el-Mandeb.

#InternationalNews

Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed Ali has arrived in New Delhi for the #BRICS Summit

Forex reserves surged by a record $44.90 billion to reach a Historic lifetime high of $785.71 billion

Massive inflow generated by the RBI's special capital-raising policies, including a dedicated deposit program for NRI's that attracted significant dollar liquidity

#Economy

Navigation in Bab-el-Mandeb safe for all companies except Saudi Arabia: Houthi Statement

#InternationalNews

PM Modi raises safety of seafarers, freedom of navigation at #BRICS business forum in Delhi

"Sea lanes should be secure, supply chains must be open and seafarers should be safe"

#ForeignAffairs

Brazil has focused on "economic opening, diversification of partnership, signing new Trade Deals with BRICS+ Members" says FM Mauro Vieira at #BRICS business forum in Delhi #Geopolitics