In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (R) attend the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Alexander KAZAKOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / Editor's note: this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R front row) India's Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's President Vladimir Putin, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa pose for a photo with the leaders of the BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women's Business Alliance during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Dmitry AZAROV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / Editor's note: this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik

In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, (L-R front row) Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian, Russia's President Vladimir Putin and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi pose for a photo with the leaders of the BRICS Business Council and the BRICS Women's Business Alliance during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Dmitry AZAROV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / Editor's note: this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik

This photograph shows a logo of the BRED Banque Populaire on a bank's branch in Paris on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk in the central business district in Beijing on September 11, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

This photograph shows a logo of the BRED Banque Populaire on a bank's branch in Paris on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Lou BENOIST / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk in the central business district in Beijing on September 11, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)

People walk in the central business district in Beijing on September 11, 2026. (Photo by GREG BAKER / AFP via Getty Images)