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Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit

Discussions focused on bilateral cooperation in trade, defence, and digital economy.

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What this story says

  • Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali in New Delhi.
  • The meetings took place on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit.
  • Discussions with Malaysia covered trade, investment, defence, semiconductors, and the digital economy.
  • Discussions with Ethiopia focused on economic cooperation, defence, and security.

Who covered it

Left 10%(2)Centre 20%(4)Right 70%(14)

Percentages are shares of the 20 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 37 of the 57 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .

Trust

42/100

Craft

57/100

Hype

20/100

57 sources · methodology

Thin on the left so far

Only 2 of the 20 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.

This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral meetings with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. Malaysia is participating in the summit as a Partner Country, while Ethiopia joined the BRICS grouping in January 2024.

Disagreements in reporting

Live Mint reported that discussions between Modi and Ibrahim covered bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, defence and security, semiconductors, infrastructure, digital economy, energy, fintech, education, tourism and people-to-people ties. Digests from other outlets mentioned trade, investment, defence, and digital economy as discussion points.

Omissions

None of the left-rated digests mention the specific areas of cooperation discussed with Malaysia, such as semiconductors and the digital economy, which were detailed in Live Mint's full report. None of the right-rated digests mention Malaysia's participation in the BRICS Summit as a Partner Country.

Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 13 Sept 2026, 10:00, and will add the sides that appear.

How other outlets pictured it

Which photograph to run is each newsroom’s own choice. The leaning beside a name is that outlet’s published rating, not a claim that the pictures divide along it. Every picture is shown from the outlet’s own server and links to the article it ran in.

Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit
The HinduLeft

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

2 rated outlets

  • The left-rated reports focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali. The Hindu's full report stated that both leaders exchanged perspectives on regional and international developments and reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation in multilateral forums. The Hindu also noted Modi's appreciation for Ethiopia's participation in reinforcing the collective voice of the Global South. The Week's digest mentioned Modi holding bilateral meetings with leaders of the UAE, Malaysia, and Ethiopia.

Centre

4 rated outlets

  • The centre-rated reports highlighted the meetings between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the leaders of Malaysia and Ethiopia. Live Mint's full report detailed discussions with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, covering a range of areas including trade, investment, defence, semiconductors, infrastructure, digital economy, energy, fintech, education, tourism, and people-to-people ties, as stated by the Ministry of External Affairs. The Hindu's full report on the meeting with Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali mentioned discussions on strengthening their Strategic Partnership, economic cooperation, defence and security, and capacity building. Hindustan Times' digest noted that Ethiopia and Malaysia expressed keenness to deepen defence ties with India.

Right

14 rated outlets

  • The right-rated reports focused on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's bilateral meetings with the leaders of Malaysia and Ethiopia. Digests from ABP News, Latestly, Times of India, Tribune India, and aninews.in stated that Modi met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali respectively, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. Moneycontrol's digest provided details on India's investment footprint in Ethiopia, noting over 675 Indian companies and investments exceeding $6.5 billion. India Today's digest mentioned Modi meeting Ethiopian PM Abiy Ahmed for bilaterals ahead of the BRICS Summit, with a focus on boosting economic cooperation and strengthening trade.

Questions about this coverage

How did the left and right cover Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit?
Of the 20 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 10% are rated left, 20% are rated centre, 70% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 57. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
Is Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit left or right?
The story itself is neither. What can be counted is who has covered it, and 70% of the 20 rated outlets on it are rated right — so far this is a story carried mostly by the right. Coverage is still arriving and that can change, which is why the figure is dated rather than fixed.
Is the coverage of Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit biased?
Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit is one event reported by 57 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 Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit?
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 Modi meets Malaysian and Ethiopian PMs at BRICS Summit?
57 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.
Who did Prime Minister Narendra Modi meet at the BRICS Summit?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi. These meetings focused on strengthening bilateral cooperation between India and the respective countries.
What was discussed in the meeting with the Malaysian Prime Minister?
Discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim covered bilateral cooperation in areas including trade, investment, defence, semiconductors, and the digital economy. Malaysia participated in the BRICS Summit as a Partner Country.
What was discussed in the meeting with the Ethiopian Prime Minister?
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed Ali discussed bilateral cooperation in areas including economic cooperation, defence, and security. Ethiopia joined the BRICS grouping in January 2024.

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57 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.

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4

Right

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37
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