3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Apr 1, 2026 04:57 AM IST
Russian Foreign Minister BRICS Lavrov is planning to visit New Delhi on May 14 and 15 to participate in the meeting of foreign ministers of the BRICS countries, the visiting Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told TASS news agency.
According to TASS, the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister said, “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov plans to take part in the BRICS ministerial meeting on May 14-15 this year, which will determine the… general outlines of the final documents that the Indian presidency will submit to the BRICS summit.”
On the sidelines of BRICS events, a separate working visit by Lavrov will take place to meet External Affairs Minister Jaishankar and other Indian officials.
Rudenko said, “In connection with the BRICS events, it is also planned to hold a separate working visit by Lavrov to India to meet with Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar and other Indian officials.”
Energy security high on agenda
Russian oil imports have significantly cushioned India’s war-hit energy supplies, even as much of the world reels under a stocks shock. Lavrov’s visit might pave the way for even greater cooperation on energy, as well as firm up a united BRICS response to the war.
India holds the BRICS presidency in 2026, and consensus on the issue of the war in West Asia has been elusive.
As India is looking at increasing LNG and LPG supplies from Russia, Jaishankar and Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri met Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Rudenko on Monday. This comes at a time when Delhi is facing a shortage of energy in the wake of the war in West Asia – which has completed 30 days now.
After the meeting, Jaishankar had said that they spoke about further advancement of wide-ranging cooperation, as well as regional and global developments.
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The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) official spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said that both sides reviewed the full spectrum of Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership and shared perspectives on bilateral, regional and global issues of mutual interest.
According to TASS, on March 27, Russia and India had expressed readiness to increase LNG supplies. Delivery of LPG to India is also being discussed, a source in the oil and gas industry told TASS.
