Chinese President Xi Jinping met Russian President Vladimir Putin here, and the two sides vowed to advance bilateral ties and boost cooperation within multilateral frameworks.

Xi arrived in the western Indian state of Goa earlier in the day for the eighth summit of the emerging-market bloc of BRICS, which groups Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa

Russia and India are working on agreements to build the fifth and sixth units of the Kudankulam nuclear power plant (NPP), Russian President Vladimir Putin said after talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

India and China have agreed to cooperate on sourcing energy from international markets, construction of high-speed railway and development of coastal manufacturing zones as the two fastest growing economies look to boost growth

The next summit of the BRICS association to be held in China’s Xiamen

Radiation technologies are widespread throughout the world

The BRICS is beginning to act as an influential global organization capable of providing alternative options for development and cooperation, and the upcoming summit in Goa should help consolidate this status, a Russian economist has said