{
  "id": 7554382,
  "title": "Who is Sidharth Babu, the Kerala diplomat behind Modi, Putin and Xi?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/who-is-sidharth-babu-the-kerala-diplomat-behind-modi-putin-and-xi",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T12:10:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/who-is-sidharth-babu-the-kerala-diplomat-behind-modi-putin-and-xi-1.500675377"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A photograph of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 2026 BRICS Summit has become one of the most widely shared images from the meeting. But while the three world leaders dominated the frame, social media users soon noticed another face — a young Indian diplomat standing just behind them, smiling as Modi and Xi spoke. He…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}