Who is the man captured between PM Modi, Putin & Xi in the BRICS photo?

A widely shared photo from the BRICS Summit shows PM Narendra Modi alongside China’s Xi Jinping and Russia’s Vladimir Putin, with Indian official Siddharth Babu also pictured. A 2017-batch IFS officer, Babu serves as Modi’s diplomatic interpreter and has accompanied him at several high-profile diplomatic engagements. His role is to help bridge language gaps during sensitive diplomatic meetings.