Archive · 12 Sep 2026
BRICS Summit Signals India-China Reset Ahead of Xi-Modi Meeting
India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China’s President Xi Jinping are expected to meet in New Delhi.
Their meeting will take place during the BRICS Summit.
A Chinese envoy said the two countries want to communicate more and cooperate.
He also said they will try to manage their disagreements.
China Southern Airlines is restarting flights between Guangzhou and New Delhi.
The flights are scheduled to begin on September 21.
The route had been suspended for six years.
The airline says it will operate more than 100 weekly flights on eight routes in South Asia.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping are scheduled to meet in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit.
Chinese envoy Xu Feihong said China will work with India to improve relations, increase communication and cooperation, and manage differences.
China Southern Airlines will resume regular passenger services between Guangzhou and New Delhi on September 21.
The Guangzhou-New Delhi service marks the airline’s return to India after a six-year suspension.
China Southern said it will operate more than 100 weekly flights across eight round-trip routes in South Asia.
- Who
- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Chinese envoy Xu Feihong.
- What
- Modi and Xi are scheduled to meet, while China signals closer engagement and China Southern Airlines resumes a Guangzhou-New Delhi flight route.
- When
- The meeting is scheduled for today during the BRICS Summit; the flight route will resume on September 21.
- Where
- The meeting will take place in New Delhi; the resumed airline route connects Guangzhou and New Delhi.
- Why
- The leaders are meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, while China says it wants to improve communication, cooperation, and management of bilateral differences.
- Summit
- BRICS Summit
- Scheduled meeting
- Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping
- Meeting location
- New Delhi
- Flight restart
- September 21
- Flight route
- Guangzhou-New Delhi
- Suspension period
- Six years
- Regional service
- More than 100 weekly flights across eight round-trip routes in South Asia