12092026-TTB-01.qxd 9/12/2026 12:23 AM VANCE IN SPOTLIGHT AFTER TRUMP RATINGS FALL WORLD /thetribunechd Page 1 13 saturday | 12 september 2026 /thetribunechd www.tribuneindia.com Modi presses Putin for Ukraine peace, safety of Indian seafarers in Black Sea BRICS Summit Delhi wants more Russian defence equipment to be produced locally Ujwal Jalali & AjayBanerjee PM SETS 3 TARGETS Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday told Russian President Vladimir Putin that India was ready to assist in peace efforts, reiterating that dialogue and diplomacy were the way forward to resolve conflicts, as the two leaders discussed the wars in West Asia and the Black Sea region, including concerns over maritime trade and the safety of Indian seafarers. The message came during Modi’s bilateral meeting with Putin on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, their second meeting this year. The two leaders had last met in Bishkek on August 31 on the margins of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. Putin also invited Modi to Russia for the 24th India-Russia Annual Summit. Modi accepted the invitation, with the dates to be finalised through diplomatic channels. According to the Ministry of External Affairs, the two leaders reviewed progress in bilateral cooperation in political, economic, defence, energy, space, skill mobility and people-to-people ties. The two leaders agreed to further strengthen the India-Russia continued on page 7 SITHARAMAN URGES AI GUARDRAILS BUSINESS CHANDIGARH | GURUGRAM | JALANDHAR | BATHINDA | VOL. 146 NO. 252 | 26 PAGES | ~7.00 | REGD. NO. CHD/0006/2024-2026 ESTABLISHED IN 1881 DELHI 1 2 3 Removal of top 10 trade barriers among BRICS countries Helping 100 BRICS startups enter other member markets Creation of 1,000 business partnerships among nations DOMINANT GROUPING 21 nations part of BRICS, was founded by five members 50% of global population covered by the grouping members 40% of global GDP (25% of the world trade) part of the bloc TOP GUNS AT MEET Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa at the BRICS Business Forum in New Delhi. ANI routes } Global trade can only progress if sea lanes are secure, supply supporter of remain open and seafarers are safe. Therefore, India is a staunch freedom of navigation and the safety of seafarers. Narendra Modi, PRIMEMINISTER Presidents Vladimir Putin (Russia), Xi Jinping (China), Masoud Pezeshkian (Iran), Cyril Ramaphosa (South Africa), Abdel Fattah El-Sisi (Egypt), Prabowo Subianto (Indonesia); and PMs Abiy Ahmed Ali (Ethiopia) and Anwar Ibrahim (Malaysia) PM GIFTS RUSSIAN TRANSLATION OF ‘THIRUKKURAL’ | MODI SHARES RIDE WITH PUTIN IN LIMO FULL COVERAGE, P9 Ensure navigation freedom, Iran told Ujwal Jalali Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 11 Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday stressed the need to ensure freedom of navigation and commerce and the safety and well-being of seafarers as he held talks with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on the sidelines of PM holds talks with Iran Prez on first India visit the BRICS Summit here. Modi said India and Iran should move forward with a “long-term and win-win strategy”. “Happy to have met Dr Masoud Pezeshkian, the President of Iran. This visit is more special because it is his first visit to India. We talked about the India-Iran friendship. We believe that we should move forward with a long-term and win-win strategy,” Modi said in a post on X after the meeting. The two leaders discussed bilateral continued on page 7 Will work with India to settle disputes: China on Xi visit eve New Delhi, September 11 Just a day ahead of Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to India, Beijing on Friday said it would work with New Delhi to “properly handle differences” and strengthen continued on page 7 Today’s issue is of 26 pages, including four-page Delhi Tribune. c m y b Pak stops 104 Sikh pilgrims with visas from flying to India Headed to Hemkunt Sahib, jatha members told to show NOC Neeraj Bagga Tribune News Service Amritsar, September 11 At least 104 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims having valid Indian visas were denied permission to board a flight from Faisalabad to Sharjah late on Thursday night for their onward journey to India, allegedly because they didn’t have a no-objection certificate (NOC). They were scheduled to visit Gurdwara Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand. SENT BACK TO NANKANA SAHIB FROM AIRPORT The devotees had gathered at Faisalabad airport to board a flight to Sharjah and then to India when they were stopped from proceeding with their journey. The pilgrims had gathered at Faisalabad airport to board the flight, scheduled to depart at 2.10 am, but were prevented from proceeding with their Kids at risk, SC flags gaps in FSSAI’s food labelling Satya Prakash Tribune News Service New Delhi, September 11 Flagging gaps in the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India’s (FSSAI) proposed phased rollout of frontof-package labelling (FoPL) of “nutrients of concern” such as fat, sugar and salt on packaged foods, the Supreme Court has asked for clarifications on a host of issues. FoPL is a nutritional information graphic on food packaging that assists consumers in making an informed choice about food purchases and healthier dietary preferences. A Bench of Justice JB Pardiwala and Justice K Vinod Chandran on Thursday asked the FSSAI to spell out why it suggested a combined/com- Seeks clarification on host of issues in 10 days posite/singular hexagon for two or more nutrients-of-concern instead of separate/distinct/individual hexagons for each nutrient-of-concern. Noting that children were under an acute risk of developing unhealthy eating behaviours, the Bench asked the Centre to spell out how it planned to increase nutritional literacy in schools. “In connection with this, we would like the Centre to respond on how schools plan to incorporate through curriculum, initiatives, workshops, etc., the manner in continued on page 7 journey. Following the development, the pilgrims returned to their homes in Pakistan. As most of them belong to Nankana Sahib, they convened a meeting to discuss the issue at Gurdwara Janam Asthan (Nankana Sahib) late on Friday. In the evening, Papinder Singh, a leader of the pilgrims, said over the phone from Pakistan that the Evacuee Trust Property Board continued on page 7 ‘Can’topenPandora’s box’: Delhi HC denies Phogat entry to trials NEW DELHI: Days before the Senior World Wrestling Championships trials, the Delhi High Court declined Olympian Vinesh Phogat’s plea for exemption from WFI eligibility rules, saying a special exception would be unfair to other wrestlers and could open a “Pandora’s box”. INSIDE Haryana sanitation staffend37-daystrike after deal with govt CHANDIGARH: After a deal with the Haryana Government on Friday, sanitation workers under the Nagar Palika Karamchari Sangh called off their 37day strike. The agitation ended despite the government not agreeing to regularisation of contractual workers. INSIDE
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