Modi-Xi bilateral meet set for day 1 of BRICS Summit on Saturday
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on September 12 during the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, marking Xi's first visit to India in seven years and their first face-to-face talks since the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes.
- The 2026 BRICS Summit, hosted by India, will cover topics such as global governance, trade, investment, technology, and energy security.
- India and China have made gradual diplomatic and military efforts to stabilize ties after the deadly 2020 border clash, including discussions on border peace and the Line of Actual Control situation.
- The Modi-Xi meeting aims to discuss border peace, regional security, bilateral economic issues, and ways to prevent future escalations between the two countries.
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Bilats, brush-bys, pull-asides: The secret art of summitry at BRICS
The BRICS Summit 2026 in New Delhi will showcase the art of summit diplomacy, from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s key bilaterals with Vladimir Putin and a possible Xi Jinping meeting to pull-asides, walk-and-talks and corridor conversations. With BRICS expanding to 11 members, India must balance geopolitics, trade, energy and global governance while using summit choreography, personal chemistry and diplomatic signalling to build consensus.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit India. He may attend the BRICS summit in New Delhi on September 12th and 13th. A bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi is also scheduled at the Bharat Mandapam. This will be the first meeting between the two leaders on Indian soil after nearly seven years. This is expected to be their first bilateral meeting in India since the Galwan Valley clashes.
BRICS Summit 2026: PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping Likely To Hold Bilateral Meeting in Delhi | 📰 LatestLY
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are likely to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the upcoming 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on Saturday, September 12. 📰 BRICS Summit 2026: PM Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping Likely To Hold Bilateral Meeting in Delhi.
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