In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi looks on as he visits an exhibition with Russia's President during 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, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (centre-L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre-R) visit an exhibition during 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, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (centre-L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre-R) visit an exhibition during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / 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, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (centre-L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre-R) visit an exhibition during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / 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, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (R) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit an exhibition during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / 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, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit an exhibition during 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, Russia's President Vladimir Putin (centre-L) and India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (centre-R) visit an exhibition during the BRICS Business Forum 2026 in New Delhi on September 11, 2026. (Photo by Vladimir SMIRNOV / POOL / AFP via Getty Images) / Editor's note: this image is distributed by the Russian state owned agency Sputnik

A trader works on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York, Friday, Aug. 21, 2026. (AP Photo/Yuki Iwamura)