Suspense Ends: Chinese President Xi Jinping to Attend BRICS Summit in India

Source: Malayala Manorama | Original Published At: 2026-09-10 13:15:58 UTC

Key Points

• The Chinese foreign ministry confirmed that President Xi Jinping will attend the 18th BRICS Summit hosted by India.
• The summit is scheduled to be held in New Delhi on the 12th and 13th of this month.
• The confirmation ended days of uncertainty over whether Xi Jinping would attend the summit.
• Xi Jinping's visit will be his first to India in seven years.
• India-China relations had become strained after the 2020 Galwan Valley clash.
• Xi Jinping last attended a summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India in 2019 at Mamallapuram near Chennai.
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China last year.