Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Xi Visits Delhi for BRICS Summit, Modi Talks
Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in India for a two-day visit.
He is attending a meeting called the BRICS Summit.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi plans to meet him in Delhi at 6 pm.
They are expected to talk about trade and investment between India and China.
They will also discuss the disputed border between the two countries.
Relations became much worse after a military standoff in eastern Ladakh and the 2020 Galwan Valley clashes.
India and China have taken steps to reduce tensions over the past year.
However, concerns about military activity near Arunachal Pradesh remain.
Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi for a two-day visit and the BRICS Summit, his first India visit in seven years.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to host Xi for bilateral talks at 6 pm.
The leaders are expected to review the Line of Actual Control situation and discuss expanded trade and investment.
The visit follows confidence-building measures and high-level exchanges aimed at repairing strained India-China relations.
Border tensions remain, including concerns about Chinese military activity near Arunachal Pradesh and the legacy of the eastern Ladakh standoff.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with senior officials including Ajit Doval and Wang Yi involved in related discussions.
- What
- Xi is visiting India for the BRICS Summit and bilateral talks with Modi on border conditions, relations, trade and investment.
- When
- Xi arrived on Saturday, September 12, 2026; the bilateral meeting is scheduled for 6 pm and the visit will last two days.
- Where
- New Delhi, India; related India-China boundary discussions were recently held in Beijing.
- Why
- The visit is intended to support the normalization of relations strained by the eastern Ladakh military standoff and to explore expanded economic ties.
Normalization and Economic Engagement
Border Security and Strategic Caution
Main purpose of the visit
Normalization and Economic Engagement
The visit is viewed as an opportunity to further normalize India-China relations and expand trade and investment ties.
Border Security and Strategic Caution
Persistent concerns about the eastern Ladakh standoff and Chinese military posturing near Arunachal Pradesh mean security issues remain central.
Confidence-building measures
Normalization and Economic Engagement
India and China have introduced measures and held high-level dialogues over the past year to repair strained relations and maintain peace along the Line of Actual Control.
Border Security and Strategic Caution
These efforts have not removed concerns about the border, and the countries still need progress on frontier delimitation and lasting peace along the Line of Actual Control.
- Visit duration
- Two days
- Purpose
- Attend the BRICS Summit and hold bilateral talks
- First India visit
- Xi's first visit to India in seven years
- Meeting time
- 6 pm on Saturday
- Key topics
- Line of Actual Control conditions, trade, investment and bilateral relations
- Border dispute
- The India-China border spans 3,488 km, according to the report
- Recent diplomatic exchange
- Ajit Doval and Wang Yi held Special Representative talks in Beijing late last month
