The aircraft ferrying the prime minister touched down at Air Force Station Palam at about 6.30pm local time.
Anwar was received by Foreign Ministry Deputy Secretary-General Datuk Dr Ahmad Faizal Muhamad, Human Resources Ministry Deputy Secretary-General Dr Mohd Shaharin Umar, Malaysian High Commission Chargé d'Affaires in New Delhi Sharifah Ezneeda Wafa, and Defence Attaché Col Dr Nizlan Mohammed.
On the Indian side were Minister of State for External Affairs and Environment, Forest and Climate Change Kirti Vardhan Singh, Additional Secretary (South) at the Ministry of External Affairs Prashant Agrawal and Air Commodore Rishabh Mittal, VSM, of Air Force Station Palam.
Anwar's first major engagement is scheduled tonight at the ITC Maurya Hotel, where he is due to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin at 9pm local time.
Tomorrow, this will be followed by a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, as well as Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Leaders Summit.
Anwar is also due to hold one-on-one meetings with representatives of major companies including Adani, Segula, AWL and Motherson.
He will then attend a gala dinner for leaders of BRICS member, partner and outreach countries at Bharat Mandapam, the exhibition and convention centre where the summit will take place.
On Sunday, he will attend the summit's opening session where the prime minister is scheduled to deliver a National Statement on Shaping the Future for Inclusive Global Growth.
Hosted by Modi, the BRICS Leaders Summit carries the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability", with a focus on strengthening resilience, economic cooperation as well as trade and investment reforms.
Malaysia's participation in the BRICS Leaders' Summit is in its capacity as a BRICS Partner Country since Jan 1, 2025.
Following this, Anwar will extend his working visit to Keralam, a state on the Malabar Coast of southern India.
In Keralam, he will meet Grand Mufti of India Sheikh Abubakr Ahmad to exchange perspectives on community development, educational advancement, and interfaith harmony.
As part of the visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to meet Chief Minister Thiru V. D. Satheesan and Governor of Kerala Thiru Rajendra Vishwanath Arleka.
The engagements aim to strengthen bilateral cooperation between Malaysia and the state of Keralam across key sectors such as trade and investment, tourism, healthcare and education.
Anwar will then head to the Maldives on Sept 14. - NST
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