Dinner Diplomacy: PM Modi to meet Nawaz Sharif in Russia

Ahead of the BRICS Summit in Ufa, Russia tomorrow, Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif will have a dinner meeting tonight, which will be an informal chat. PM Modi is expected to take up the issues of terrorism and release of 26/11 accused Zaki-ur-Rahman Lakhvi.

Pakistan is an observer of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit along with India, Iran, Mongolia and Afghanistan. It does not have any stake in BRICS.