Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Xi Jinping to Attend BRICS Summit in New Delhi
Xi Jinping, China’s president, plans to visit India for a major BRICS meeting.
The meeting will happen in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
Xi may meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi there.
This would be Xi’s first visit to India in nearly seven years.
India and China have been trying to improve relations after soldiers fought near their border.
Bangladesh says it will not send a government representative to the summit.
Bangladesh says its prime minister was not invited, although the chairperson of BIMSTEC received an invitation.
Bangladesh and India are also discussing whether Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit India.
Their talks are affected by Bangladesh’s request that India extradite former leader Sheikh Hasina.
China confirmed Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
The visit will be Xi’s first trip to India in nearly seven years and may include a meeting with Narendra Modi.
India-China relations have improved since 2024 after years of tension following the Ladakh military standoff.
Bangladesh said it will not send a government representative because Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was not invited in that capacity.
Dhaka and New Delhi remain divided over Sheikh Hasina’s extradition and the conditions for a possible Rahman visit to India.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BRICS members, and Bangladesh’s government are central to the developments.
- What
- Xi will attend the 18th BRICS Summit, while Bangladesh will not send a government representative.
- When
- The summit is scheduled for September 12 and 13; Xi last visited India in October 2019.
- Where
- The summit will be held in New Delhi, India; previous India-China tensions centered on eastern Ladakh.
- Why
- Xi is attending the BRICS summit, while Bangladesh says its prime minister was not invited in that capacity and is seeking Sheikh Hasina’s extradition from India.
Bangladesh’s Position
India’s Invitations and Position
Bangladesh’s summit representation
Bangladesh’s Position
Bangladesh says Prime Minister Tarique Rahman was not invited and therefore it will not send a government representative.
India’s Invitations and Position
India issued an invitation to Rahman as chairperson of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation, rather than explicitly as Bangladesh’s prime minister.
Conditions for a Rahman visit
Bangladesh’s Position
Dhaka says a favorable environment must be created before a top-level visit and has urged India to expedite Sheikh Hasina’s extradition.
India’s Invitations and Position
India has invited Rahman for a bilateral visit and has previously said it is for Hasina to decide whether she wants to return to Bangladesh.
India-China relations
Bangladesh’s Position
The history of the Ladakh standoff and the 2020 Galwan Valley clash remains a source of tension.
India’s Invitations and Position
The two countries announced a patrolling arrangement and military disengagement in eastern Ladakh in October 2024, and Indian officials have described relations as steadily improving.
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Location
- New Delhi, India
- Dates
- September 12 and 13
- Xi’s previous India visit
- October 2019, when he met Narendra Modi in Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
- BRICS members listed
- India, Brazil, Russia, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates
- Bangladesh’s position
- It will not send a government representative to the summit, according to its foreign minister
- Related diplomatic dispute
- Bangladesh has repeatedly demanded India extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina