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Xi BRICS India Visit
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Reports indicate Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend the BRICS Summit in India in September, which would mark his first visit since the 2020 Galwan clash. The summit is expected to host BRICS leaders amidst global geopolitical shifts.
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Full story →Xi Jinping expected to visit India for Brics 2026 in first trip since Galwan clash
Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to visit New Delhi for the 18th Brics Leaders' Summit on September 12–13, marking his first visit to India in nearly seven years if the trip goes ahead.
The visit would be Xi's first since the 2019 informal summit in Mamallapuram, held months before India-China ties deteriorated sharply following the Galwan Valley clash in June 2020.
The summit is expected to bring together Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and other Brics leaders as India hosts the expanded bloc amid shifting global geopolitics.
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Full story →China's Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin likely to attend Brics Summit in India in September amid West Asia conflict
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are likely to attend the Brics Summit in New Delhi, India, on September 12-13.
If Xi attends, it will be his first visit to India since October 2019, when he came for the second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The summit is hosted by India after a five-year gap, with the theme 'Building for resilience, innovation, cooperation and sustainability'.
The summit is set to be dominated by differences between Iran and the UAE, both members since January 2024, amid the West Asia conflict.
Bilateral meetings between Modi and attending leaders are possible, potentially including Xi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.