Xi Sits Down With Modi During First Trip to India in Seven Years
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks during the 18th Brics summit in New Delhi. This meeting marks Xi's first trip to India in seven years and coincides with a thaw in relations between the two nations. While Xi urged Brics members to help bring peace to the Middle East, Modi emphasized that stability along the border remains the primary requirement for improving India-China ties.
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- ✓ Xi Jinping visited India for the first time in seven years.
- ✓ The 18th Brics summit took place in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam.
- ✓ Xi Jinping urged Brics to play its due role in bringing peace to the Middle East.
- ✓ Prime Minister Modi stated that border peace is key to India-China ties.
What changed
Xi Jinping visited India for the first time in seven years to meet with Prime Minister Modi.
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Xi Jinping Meets Modi During First India Visit in Seven Years
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks during the 18th Brics summit in New Delhi. This meeting marks Xi's first trip to India in seven years and coincides with a thaw in relations between the two nations. While Xi urged Brics members to help bring peace to the Middle East, Modi emphasized that stability along the border remains the primary requirement for improving India-China ties.
Why it matters
The meeting occurs amid long-standing border tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. New Delhi hosted the 2026 summit at the Bharat Mandapam venue. The diplomatic engagement signals a potential shift in the strategic rivalry that has defined the region for years.
What is confirmed
- Xi Jinping visited India for the first time in seven years.
- The 18th Brics summit took place in New Delhi at Bharat Mandapam.
- Xi Jinping urged Brics to play its due role in bringing peace to the Middle East.
- Prime Minister Modi stated that border peace is key to India-China ties.
What to watch next
- Official agreements regarding border demarcation or troop withdrawals
- Further diplomatic visits between New Delhi and Beijing
- Brics implementation plans for Middle East peacemaking
confidence 100%Sources used for this update (7)
- economictimes.indiatimes.com — Air India
- The Guardian — Xi Jinping gets red carpet at Brics summit amid thaw in India-China relations
- South China Morning Post — Breaking | Chinese leader Xi urges Brics to play its ‘due role’ in bringing peace to Middle East
- Reuters — China's Xi urges BRICS to take on peacemaking role in Middle East war
- Bloomberg.com — Xi Sits Down With Modi During First Trip to India in Seven Years
- CNBC — Indian Prime Minister Modi says border peace is key to India-China ties
- timesofindia.indiatimes.com — BRICS Summit 2026 Highlights: 'Thank you for making New Delhi Summit a success'- PM Modi's Brics 2026 closing address
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