India, Oct. 22 -- India values its cooperation with Brics, especially on issues such as reformed multilateralism and building resilient supply chains, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said as he left for Russia on Tuesday to participate in a summit of the bloc.

Modi's two-day visit to the Russian city of Kazan is being watched closely as it comes a day after India announced that it has reached an agreement with China on patrolling along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), raising the possibility of a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping.

Modi said in his departure statement that the visit will build on the annual India-Russia Summit held in Moscow in July, and reinforce the special and privileged strategic partnership between the two c...