{
  "id": 7242294,
  "title": "Who is IFS officer Sidharth Babu in viral Modi-Putin-Xi photo?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/who-is-ifs-officer-sidharth-babu-in-viral-modi-putin-xi-photo",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:25:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/life-style/people/who-is-the-young-man-behind-pm-modi-putin-and-xi-jinping-in-viral-brics-photo-meet-ifs-officer-sidharth-babu/articleshow/134230916.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "At the recent BRICS Summit, Sidharth Babu, a distinguished 36-year-old Indian Foreign Service officer, captured attention while assisting Prime Minister Modi with remarks from Chinese President Xi Jinping. With four years of experience in Beijing honing his language ambitions, Babu's impressive resume also includes work as a consul in California and advanced studies. This momentous role marks his…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}