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Informist, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026

 

NEW DELHI – Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China's President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit on Saturday and reaffirmed that both countries should take a strategic and long-term perspective on their ties, a press release from the Prime Minister's Office said. "Differences should not become disputes," it said. 

 

India is hosting the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi on Saturday and Sunday. India's chairship is guided by the theme "Building for Resilience, Innovation, Cooperation and Sustainability". The BRICS group comprises 11 countries--Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, and the United Arab Emirates. 

 

Saturday marked Xi's first visit to India in seven years and is seen as a huge step towards reconciliation after the deadly Galwan Valley clashes in 2020. Modi said that both the nations must be guided by three mutuals--mutual respect, mutual sensitivity, and mutual interest--further emphasising that peace and tranquility in the border areas remain an essential basis for the continued development of bilateral relations. He also highlighted the need for both the coutries to observe existing agreements and understandings on border related issues.

 

"The two leaders expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question proceeding from the political perspective of their overall bilateral relations and the long-term interests of the two peoples," it said.

 

The two leaders stressed the need to further promote cultural exchanges, business linkages, and greater mobility between the two countries. They also highlighted the need to address each other's concerns, including structural trade imbalance and supply chain issues, and facilitation of meaningful and predictable market access. Both the countries agreed to continue to expand common ground on regional and global issues, and in addressing challenges. 

 

India's total trade with China was $151.09 billion in 2025-26 (Apr-Mar), with exports amounting to $19.47 billion and imports $131.62 billion. End

 

US$1 = INR 95.55

 

Reported by Pratiksha

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

 

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