US Secretary of State Marco Rubio met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, followed by his meetings with External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Sunday.
The BRICS Foreign Ministers’ Meeting is taking place at the Bharat Mandapam in the national capital under India’s 2026 chairship of the expanded grouping.
Among those scheduled to take part in the high-level meeting include Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, Indonesian Foreign Minister Sugiono andother foreign ministers as well as senior representatives from BRICS nations and partner countries.
Organised by the India Trade Promotion Organisation (ITPO) under the Ministry of Commerce and Industry in association with the Ministry of Food Processing Industries, AAHAR has, over the past four decades, evolved into one of the most influential trade exhibitions for the food processing and hospitality ecosystem in Asia.
The episode marks the latest flashpoint in the escalating political rivalry with the BJP calling the disruption of a major international event an act of treason and the Congress defending it as an exercise of constitutional rights.
At the Global AI Impact Summit being held at Bharat Mandapam from February 16 to 20, one of the busiest corners was the health pavilion, where a striking installation stopped visitors in their tracks.
The India AI Impact Expo 2026 is being held from February 16-20, alongside the India AI Impact Summit.
The last such conference was held in 1999. The upcoming event aims to strengthen institutional coordination between the ECI and State Election Commissions amid an increasingly complex electoral environment.
In a specially organised Reception Ceremony, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India Gyanesh Kumar, along with Election Commissioners (ECs) Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and Vivek Joshi, welcomed nearly 60 international delegates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will participate in a programme celebrating a decade of the Startup India initiative on January 16, at 1 PM at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, a government release said on Thursday.
