The interaction between PM Modi and Xi Jinping comes at a time when India and China have reached an agreement to patrol the remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh.

PM Narendra Modi is set to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in Russia’s Kazan. The meeting matters as it comes amid tensions between the two countries since the 2020 Galwan Valley military standoff.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the BRICS summit in Russia, India's foreign secretary said, their first meeting since 2020 when ties nosedived after their forces clashed on their disputed frontier.