Modi and Xi Hold Talks in New Push to Reset India-China Relations
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, moving beyond Xi's arrival reported earlier today. Xi called for relations to be approached from a strategic, long-term perspective and urged greater cooperation and common development between the two Asian powers.
Relations between the world's two most populous major economies deteriorated sharply after their deadly 2020 Himalayan border clash. A sustained thaw could affect Asian security, investment, trade and the balance of power across the Indo-Pacific.
BRICS leaders will continue summit discussions on September 13, with attention shifting from the declaration to practical cooperation on trade, finance and global-governance reform. The bloc’s ability to turn its call for restraint into meaningful diplomacy in the Middle East will be closely watched.
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Sep 13: Summit continues
Next: Focus shifts to implementing economic and diplomatic commitments.
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