BRICS Summit 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping Likely To Visit India In September
India has invited Xi Jinping, and the summit is expected to draw expanded BRICS leaders as tensions over the border dispute continue.
- New Delhi will host the BRICS Summit on September 12 and 13, bringing together leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, whose attendance would mark his first India visit since 2020.
- Xi's potential visit follows the most serious deterioration in India-China relations in decades, triggered by the 2020 Galwan Valley clash. Bilateral visits were suspended after the military confrontation along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Xi have maintained dialogue through multilateral forums including the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and G20. Modi visited China in 2025 for the Tianjin SCO Summit, his first trip there in nearly seven years.
- The BRICS bloc, which added Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the UAE, and Indonesia by 2025, has increased its global influence. The summit will focus on cooperation among emerging economies and global governance reforms.
- While Iran is expected to send a delegation, Bangladesh is currently reviewing an invitation from India. Leaders will address bilateral ties and ongoing border standoff issues during proceedings in New Delhi.
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BRICS Summit 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping Likely To Visit India In September
Since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash, Chinese President Xi Jinping will make his first visit India in September. Xi Jinping will attend the BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi. It is expected that this meeting will fix India and China's bilateral relationships.According the reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit is scheduled for September 12-13.Despite and Arunachal Pradesh infiltration issues
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India for the BRICS summit in Delhi. If this visit happens, it will be his first visit to India since COVID-19 and the Galwan Valley tensions.
China backs India to hold 'successful' BRICS summit but remains evasive about Xi's attendance
China supports India's BRICS summit and wishes for its success. Chinese officials remain evasive regarding President Xi Jinping's attendance at the event. India is currently chairing the BRICS grouping and will host the summit. Discussions were held between Indian Foreign Secretary and Chinese officials on bilateral relations. Both sides exchanged views on deepening trust and managing differences between nations.
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