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Ahead of BRICS, Xi-Modi Meeting Signals Cautious India-China Thaw
China’s President Xi Jinping is going to India for a BRICS meeting.
He is also expected to meet India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
This would be Xi’s first trip to India since 2019.
China says the two countries should talk more and handle their disagreements carefully.
India and China have had serious tensions along their border.
Recent agreements and meetings have started to improve their relationship.
The two leaders have now met or are expected to meet for three years in a row.
At the BRICS summit, countries will discuss cooperation and major world problems.
China says it wants BRICS countries to support dialogue and peace.
President Xi Jinping is scheduled to visit New Delhi for the BRICS summit and meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China says India and China should manage differences, strengthen communication, and expand cooperation from a strategic, long-term perspective.
The meeting would be Xi’s first visit to India since 2019 and the leaders’ third consecutive annual meeting.
The planned engagement follows efforts to stabilize ties after the 2020 Eastern Ladakh standoff and the 2024 patrolling agreement.
India will host the September 12–13 BRICS summit, where China says Xi will discuss global issues and deeper cooperation.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with other BRICS leaders attending the summit.
- What
- Xi is scheduled to visit India for the BRICS summit and hold bilateral talks with Modi on India-China relations and wider cooperation.
- Where
- New Delhi, India.
- When
- Xi is scheduled to arrive on Saturday; the BRICS summit is set for September 12 and 13. The reports describe this as the third consecutive year of meetings between Xi and Modi.
- Why
- The meeting is intended to support efforts to stabilize India-China ties, manage differences, and strengthen BRICS cooperation.
Key facts
- Xi’s India visit
- His first visit to India since 2019, according to the reports.
- Bilateral meeting
- Xi is scheduled to meet Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.
- China’s stated approach
- Beijing says both countries should strengthen communication, enhance cooperation, and properly manage differences.
- Border diplomacy
- India and China agreed on patrolling arrangements in October 2024; officials also held boundary talks in August.
- BRICS summit
- India will host the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
- BRICS membership
- The grouping expanded in 2024 to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, the United Arab Emirates, and Saudi Arabia, with Indonesia joining in 2025.
- Recent bilateral meetings
- The leaders met at the SCO summit in Tianjin in August 2025, following an earlier meeting in Kazan.
Quotes
Mao Ning
Spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry
“China is ready to work with India to follow the strategic guidance of the leaders of the two countries, handle China-India relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, strengthen communication, enhance cooperation, properly manage differences, and be friends committed to good-neighborliness and amity, and partners that contribute to each other's success.”
NDTV
“China attaches great importance to and actively participates in BRICS cooperation.”
NDTV
Sources
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