Foreign ministers of BRICS member nations called on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday (May 14) on the sidelines of the bloc's meeting in New Delhi.

Modi posed for a group photograph with representatives of BRICS member countries, and met Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, among other leaders.

The grouping, originally comprising Brazil, Russia, India and China, was expanded to include South Africa in 2011, and more recently admitted Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates.

The expansion has boosted its global weight but also increased internal divergences on geopolitical issues. India holds the BRICS chair for 2026.

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NEW DELHI, INDIA (MAY 14, 2026) (PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE - No use India) (MUTE)

1. INDIAN PRIME MINISTER NARENDRA MODI POSING FOR PICTURES WITH FOREIGN MINISTERS OF BRICS MEMBER NATIONS

2. VARIOUS OF RUSSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER SERGEI LAVROV SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

3. VARIOUS OF BRAZILIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MAURO VIEIRA SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

4. VARIOUS OF SOUTH AFRICA'S FOREIGN MINISTER, RONALD LAMOLA SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

5. VARIOUS OF IRANIAN FOREIGN MINISTER ABBAS ARAQCHI SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

6. VARIOUS OF ETHIOPIA'S FOREIGN MINISTER, GEDION TIMOTHEWOS SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

7. INDONESIAN FOREIGN MINISTER, SUGIONO SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

8. SAUDI ARABIA'S DEPUTY FOREIGN MINISTER, WALEED EL KHEREIJI SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

9. VARIOUS OF CHARGE D' AFFAIRES OF BOLIVIA TO INDIA ARLETTE GABRIELA BUSTAMANTE GARCIA SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI

10. MALAYSIAN FOREIGN MINISTER MOHAMAD HASAN SHAKING HANDS WITH MODI