Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Xi-Modi Talks Seek Progress on Tense China-India Ties
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting India for an important meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The meeting will take place during a BRICS summit.
China says it wants China and India to be friends and help each other.
The countries have had difficult relations in recent years.
Their problems grew after soldiers faced a long standoff along a disputed border.
Xi last visited India in 2019.
His new visit is the first in seven years.
The two leaders are expected to discuss improving their countries’ relationship.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is due in New Delhi for the BRICS summit and talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Beijing said China and India should manage ties from a strategic and long-term perspective.
China described the two countries as friends and partners helping each other succeed.
The visit is expected to support efforts to restore relations after a military standoff along the Line of Actual Control.
Xi last visited India in October 2019, before ties deteriorated following the 2020 standoff in eastern Ladakh.
- Who
- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
- What
- Xi and Modi are scheduled to hold bilateral talks during the BRICS summit, as China signals support for improved relations.
- When
- Beijing made the comments Friday; Xi’s visit and meeting with Modi are scheduled for Saturday.
- Where
- New Delhi, India, during the BRICS summit.
- Why
- The talks are intended to help restore relations after a long military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh.
- Visiting leader
- Xi Jinping, president of China
- Host leader
- Narendra Modi, prime minister of India
- Visit location
- New Delhi, India
- Occasion
- BRICS summit
- Last India visit
- October 2019
- Relationship context
- China-India ties deteriorated after a military standoff began in summer 2020
- China’s stated approach
- Handle bilateral relations from a strategic and long-term perspective