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Modi and Xi Seek Long-Term Stability in India-China Ties
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi met China’s President Xi Jinping in New Delhi.
They met during the BRICS Summit on September 12, 2026.
The leaders said India and China should think about their relationship for the long term.
They said disagreements should not turn into bigger disputes.
Modi said peace along the border is important for better relations.
Both leaders supported finding a fair solution to their boundary disagreement.
They also discussed trade, supply chains and easier market access.
They wanted more cultural exchanges, business connections and travel between the two countries.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12, 2026.
The leaders called for a strategic, long-term approach and said differences should not become disputes.
Modi stressed that border peace depends on observing existing agreements and understandings.
Both sides supported a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution to the boundary question.
They discussed trade imbalances, supply-chain issues, market access, cultural exchanges, business links and greater mobility.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping.
- What
- They held bilateral talks on long-term India-China relations, border peace, trade and investment-related concerns.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
- When
- September 12, 2026, during Xi Jinping’s two-day visit to India.
- Why
- To support efforts to normalize bilateral relations, maintain peace along the border and address economic and boundary concerns.
Key facts
- Meeting location
- New Delhi, India
- Occasion
- BRICS Summit 2026
- Xi Jinping’s India visit
- His first visit to India in seven years
- Core principle
- Differences should not become disputes
- Border position
- Both sides said peace and tranquility require adherence to existing agreements and understandings.
- Economic concerns
- Structural trade imbalance, supply-chain issues and predictable market access
- Additional cooperation
- Cultural exchanges, business linkages and greater mobility
Quotes
Ministry of External Affairs
India’s foreign ministry, which issued the official statement on the talks
“They reaffirmed that both countries should take a strategic and long term perspective of their ties. Differences should not become disputes. Prime Minister highlighted that both sides must be guided by three mutuals- mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest.”
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“Prime Minister emphasized that peace and tranquility in the border areas remains an essential basis for the continued development of bilateral relations. He underlined the need for both sides to observe existing agreements and understandings on border related issues.”
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