Archive · 15 Sep 2026
Xi and Modi Say China and India Should Be Partners
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in New Delhi during the BRICS Summit.
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said their most important agreement was that China and India should be partners, not rivals.
Xi said the countries could help each other develop and use their strengths together.
The leaders agreed to work to keep peace along their shared border.
They also said disagreements should be handled through talks.
Both sides want progress in their relationship and on border issues at the same time.
They plan to expand trade, travel, cultural exchanges and other cooperation.
China and India also agreed to support each other when they lead BRICS.
They will work together in international groups and on issues affecting developing countries.
Wang Yi said Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi reached their most important consensus: China and India should be partners rather than rivals.
The leaders met in New Delhi on September 12-13 during the 18th BRICS Summit and discussed the long-term direction of bilateral relations.
China and India agreed to maintain peace along their border, manage differences through dialogue and pursue parallel progress on bilateral ties and border issues.
They pledged to expand development, trade, cultural and people-to-people cooperation, including direct air connectivity.
The countries will support each other’s BRICS chairmanships and coordinate through the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and G20.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
- What
- Xi and Modi agreed that China and India should be partners, manage differences peacefully and expand bilateral cooperation.
- When
- Xi visited New Delhi on September 12-13; Wang summarized the meeting on Sunday and Monday.
- Where
- New Delhi, on the margins of the 18th BRICS Summit.
- Why
- To improve bilateral relations, maintain peace along the border, expand cooperation and coordinate on regional and global issues.
Closer Partnership
Cautious Relationship Management
Future of bilateral ties
Closer Partnership
Wang Yi said China and India should remain partners, support each other’s development and steadily improve relations.
Cautious Relationship Management
The leaders still recognised differences and agreed that those issues must be managed appropriately through dialogue.
Border and broader relations
Closer Partnership
Xi called for parallel progress on bilateral ties and border issues, with both tracks reinforcing each other.
Cautious Relationship Management
Wang said the border issue should be viewed within the broader relationship, indicating that border concerns remain an important part of ties.
- Main consensus
- China and India should be partners rather than rivals.
- Meeting
- Xi and Modi held talks during Xi’s September 12-13 visit to New Delhi for the 18th BRICS Summit.
- Border commitment
- Both sides agreed to jointly maintain peace and tranquility in border areas and manage differences through dialogue.
- Cooperation areas
- Development, trade, cultural exchanges, people-to-people ties and direct air connectivity.
- Relationship assessment
- Wang said China-India relations had moved from a low point toward a renewed elevation.
- BRICS coordination
- The countries agreed to support each other’s rotating BRICS chairmanships; China will chair BRICS in 2027.
- Multilateral coordination
- They will coordinate through the United Nations, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and G20 while advancing Global South cooperation.
- Chinese follow-up
- Foreign Ministry spokesperson Guo Jiakun said China would work with India to implement the leaders’ common understandings.
Sources
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President Xi, PM Modi Reached Most Important Consensus That India-China Should Be Partners: Wang Yi
