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News india Xi Arrives In Delhi For BRICS Summit, First India Visit In 7 Years Since 2020 Galwan Clash
Last Updated:September 12, 2026, 06:20 IST
Xi's visit marks a cautious thaw with India after a 2020 border clash, with trade, energy, and conflicts dominating the agenda.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives at the BRICS summit in Kazan. (AFP file photo)
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in New Delhi on Saturday for a BRICS summit alongside leaders from India, Russia and Iran, as wars, trade and energy test the divided grouping.
The conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global trade turbulence and energy security, are expected to dominate the two-day meeting of the 11-nation bloc.
But Xi’s visit will also be closely watched as his first to neighbouring India since 2019, and the biggest step yet in a cautious thaw between the nuclear-armed rivals.
His arrival comes six years after a deadly 2020 military clash along their disputed Tibetan border, with ties gradually improving through restored flights, visas and high-level contacts.
Beijing said Friday it was “ready to work with India… by strengthening communication, enhancing cooperation, and properly handling differences".
The underlying territorial dispute remains unresolved, and both sides retain heavy military deployments along their roughly 3,500-kilometre (2,175-mile) high-altitude border along Tibet.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday, September 12, 2026, for the two-day BRICS summit scheduled for September 12 and 13, 2026.
This is Xi Jinping's first visit to neighboring India since 2019, marking his first trip to the country in seven years. It represents the most significant step in a cautious thaw between the nuclear-armed rivals since the deadly 2020 military clash along their disputed Tibetan border.
The two-day meeting of the 11-nation bloc is expected to be dominated by global trade turbulence, energy security, and the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine.
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