Just in: Putin’s full India schedule dropped

Putin will be in India from 11–13 September, Kremlin aide Yury Ushakov said.

Full itinerary:

 BRICS Summit

 Sideline meetings with PM Modi, South Africa’s president, Malaysia’s PM, Ethiopia’s PM, Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince and the head of the New Development Bank

 Joint visit with Modi to the INNOPROM exhibition in New Delhi.

 Speech at the BRICS Business Forum plenary on trade and economic co-operation (11 Sept)

 BRICS+ session on 13 Sept