Modi underlined that maintenance of peace and tranquility in the border areas is essential for the normalisation of the India-China relationship, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said.
Russian mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin and some of his top lieutenants were presumed dead in a plane crash that was widely seen Thursday as an assassination to avenge a mutiny that challenged President Vladimir Putin.
The presumed death of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin in a plane crash leaves Russian President Vladimir Putin stronger in the short term, removing a powerful figure who had defied his authority and threatened to make him look weak.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping discussed unresolved border issues at the BRICS Summit, emphasizing peace and normalization of relations.
Leaders of powerful nations who face human rights allegations are not remembered as exemplary figures, regardless of national progress
Bloc of emerging nations invites Iran, Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia and United Arab Emirates to also become members at its three-day summit
Argentina, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates will join the group in January as Russia and China try to counter the West.
The five BRICS developing nations will admit Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Egypt, Argentina and the United Arab Emirates, they said on Thursday, a move aimed at growing the clout of the bloc as it pushes to rebalance the prevailing world order.
Iran and Saudi Arabia were among six countries invited Thursday to join the BRICS bloc of developing economies in a move that showed signs of strengthening a China-Russia coalition as tensions with the West spiral higher.
