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Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi

Anwar Ibrahim performed a Kishore Kumar song at an event hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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Watch: Malaysian PM sings Kishore Kumar's 'Khwaab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat' at Brics Gala dinner

What this story says

  • Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sang Kishore Kumar's song 'Khwaab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat' at a BRICS gala dinner in New Delhi.
  • The dinner was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam.
  • Ibrahim shared a video of his performance on his X account.
  • Malaysia participated in the BRICS Leaders’ Summit as a Brics Partner Country.

Who covered it

Left 29%(9)Centre 19%(6)Right 52%(16)

Percentages are shares of the 31 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 62 of the 93 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

55/100

Hype

20/100

93 sources · methodology

Missing from the left

Only 9 of the 31 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

A reader who follows the left would not have seen this. We report the absence rather than explain it: outlets choose what to cover for many reasons, and we have no evidence about which one applies here.

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sang Kishore Kumar's song 'Khwaab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat' at a BRICS gala dinner. The event was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi on Saturday. Ibrahim posted a video of his performance on his X account, showing him singing the song while a pianist accompanied him.

This was not the first time Ibrahim has sung this song in India. He had previously sung it during an interview in 2024. Malaysia attended the BRICS Leaders’ Summit as a Brics Partner Country. The gala dinner included a cultural performance titled 'Navarasa, The Universe of Shared Emotions' and a Brics Symphony, 'One Rhythm, Many Cultures'.

Disagreement on menu details

The Times of India reported that the dinner menu featured Indian regional dishes including Khandvi Mille-Feuille, Khumb Galouti, Paneer Lababdar, Gucchi Marmik, millet pulao, beetroot raita, Old Delhi Fruit Cream with Jalebi and Shahtoot Phirni. Other reports described the dinner as a 'vegan gala dinner' highlighting 'sustainable cuisine' and featuring a 'plant-based menu' with dishes such as Khandvi Mille Foy, Mushroom Galouti Kebab, Paneer Lababdar, Gucchi Marmik, Carrot Bean Poriyal, and Millet Pulao.

What the coverage left out

None of the reports printed below mention the specific date of the BRICS gala dinner, only that it occurred on Saturday. The left-rated media did not cover this story.

Coverage settled. We checked this 39 times and stopped on 18 Sept 2026, 09:00. The figures above are what it finished at.

How each side covered it

Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.

Left

9 rated outlets

We have not written our reading of the left coverage of this story. The left-rated outlets that ran it are listed below.

Centre

6 rated outlets

  • Hindustan Times, a centre-rated outlet, published a report that focused on the gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Modi for BRICS leaders. The report's headline was 'Inside PM Modi's special dinner for BRICS leaders after Xi Jinping meeting'. The digest did not mention Anwar Ibrahim's performance.

Right

16 rated outlets

  • Five right-rated outlets, Times of India, rediff.com, Latestly, Tribune India, and aninews.in, reported on the BRICS gala dinner. The Times of India's full report detailed Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim's performance of Kishore Kumar's song, noting it was not his first time singing it in India and mentioning his admiration for the singer. It also included details about the dinner's menu and Malaysia's participation as a Brics Partner Country. The other four right-rated outlets, which provided digests, focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosting the gala dinner for BRICS leaders and delegates at Bharat Mandapam. These digests listed some of the international leaders attending the event.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi?
Of the 31 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 29% are rated left, 19% are rated centre, 52% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 93. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi left or right?
Neither side dominates it. Of the 31 rated outlets on this story, 29% are rated left, 19% are rated centre, 52% are rated right, and no side holds the 70% this site would want before calling a field one-sided. A story is not left or right in any case; the outlets that carried it are what carry ratings.
Is the coverage of Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi biased?
Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi is one event reported by 93 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
Which side is not reporting Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi?
When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
Which outlets covered Malaysian PM Sings at BRICS Gala Dinner in New Delhi?
93 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
What song did Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sing?
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim sang Kishore Kumar's song 'Khwaab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat' at the BRICS gala dinner. He shared a video of the performance on his X account.
Who hosted the BRICS gala dinner?
The BRICS gala dinner was hosted by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi. Malaysia participated in the BRICS Leaders’ Summit as a Brics Partner Country.
Has Anwar Ibrahim sung this song in India before?
Yes, this was not the first time Anwar Ibrahim sang 'Khwaab Ho Tum Ya Koi Haqeeqat' in India. He had previously sung the same song during an interview in India in 2024.

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