Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a separate meeting on Sept. 12 on the margins of the BRICS summit and agreed to sustain the improvement in relations. Modi said afterwards that differences should not turn into disputes.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a bilateral meeting on Sept. 12 in New Delhi, where the BRICS summit was under way, Chinese state media and Taiwanese outlets reported.
광고 문의 · 300×250Xi said the recovery in exchanges between the two countries should be valued, and put forward the view that China and India are partners rather than rivals.
Modi said after the meeting that differences between the two should not be allowed to develop into disputes. Maintaining stability along the border and sustaining working-level channels were also raised, according to reports.
Relations were strained for a period over the border issue and have been restored in stages in recent years through resumed flights, wider people-to-people exchange and the reactivation of economic working talks.
On trade, India's deficit with China and its reliance on manufacturing supply chains remain continuing topics of domestic discussion. India has expanded incentives for local production.
Within the BRICS framework, as the two largest economies among members, gaps between their positions have long shaped the wording of joint documents and thus the outcome of summits.
The meeting took place on the same day as the announcement that China will chair BRICS in 2027. How Beijing carries forward the consensus framework India built as this year's chair remains a follow-on question.
