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Xi Jinping Expected to Visit India for BRICS Summit

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Source: Brasil 247 | Original Published At: 2026-08-03 16:50:42 UTC

Key Points

  • Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to attend the 18th BRICS Leaders' Summit in New Delhi on September 12 and 13.
  • If confirmed, the visit would be Xi's first trip to India in nearly seven years, since his 2019 informal summit meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mamallapuram.
  • The possible visit follows an invitation from Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin in August 2025.
  • The summit will take place under India's BRICS presidency and is expected to include leaders such as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian.
  • China and India have taken gradual steps to ease tensions since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash, including a military understanding and the resumption of direct commercial flights.
  • Analysts see the summit as an opportunity for the two countries to maintain diplomatic channels while managing unresolved border disputes.
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