China, India arranging meeting for Xi, Modi, China's foreign ministry says
The meeting comes as India and China seek to steady ties after the 2020 border clash, with talks also expected to cover trade and border management.
- Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday for the 18th BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to India in nearly seven years, with bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi scheduled on the sidelines.
- Diplomatic efforts follow a four-year freeze triggered by the June 2020 Galwan Valley border clash that killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers, after which both nations have gradually resumed direct flights and eased visa restrictions.
- Bilateral goods trade reached $151 billion in the 2025-26 financial year, though India faces a record $112 billion trade deficit and remains concerned about import dependence on more than 100 critical Chinese products.
- As China prepares to assume the rotating BRICS chairmanship after this New Delhi summit, Beijing views the gathering as an opportunity to bolster BRICS as an "alternative institution" to U.S.-dominated bodies.
- Fundamental grievances remain regarding the disputed Himalayan frontier, yet both sides recently reached an eight-point consensus in August to advance discussions on boundary delimitation and border management.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday to participate in the Brics diplomatic forum alongside other leaders, reported a Chinese state media. Conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, as well as the turbulence of world trade and energy in their wake, must dominate the summit.
Chinese President Xi Jinping goes to India for a Brics summit marked by conflicts in the Middle East, energy challenges and complex diplomatic relations between the major powers
The President of the PRC, Xi Jinping, flew to New Delhi to participate in the BRICS summit and bilateral talks with the Indian leadership. The President of the PRC, who arrived at the BRICS summit in India, transferred the TASS. The Chinese leader's plane landed at the Palam Air Force Base. The Cadra arrived at NDTV. The programme of the visit published by the Indian diplomatic agency included participation in the meeting of Heads of State of BR…
China's head of state did not travel to India for seven long years. Relations between the two countries were hard hit, but Delhi must remain pragmatic
The spokesman for the Chinese Foreign Ministry, stressed that Beijing seeks to "manage differences properly", in order to be "friends who enjoy good relations" during the rapprochement with India.
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