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Xi heads to New Delhi for BRICS, Modi talks

By Drooid · Sep 11, 2026, 11:16 AM UTC · How we work

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Xi Visits India

Chinese President Xi Jinping is traveling to New Delhi this weekend for a BRICS summit and a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China says it will pursue a strategic, long-term relationship with India, enhancing communication while properly managing differences.
He then made his first state visit to Egypt in a decade.
China and India resumed direct flights in October and restarted border trade last month.

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Xi Visits India

President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi for the BRICS summit and a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on September 12-13, 2026.
Bangladesh, barred from the summit, urged India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, raising regional human-rights concerns.
The trip is Xi’s first to India since October 2019, when he met Modi in Mamallapuram.
India invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to meet Modi and attend the summit as BIMSTEC chair.

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Bangladesh, excluded from the summit, urged India to extradite ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina over human-rights concerns and invited opposition figure Tarique Rahman to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and attend as BIMSTEC chair.
Within this story's sources, this angle appears mainly in Left-leaning coverage and receives less attention in Center-leaning coverage.

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Historical Context

Xi Jinping’s September 2026 visit to New Delhi for the BRICS summit revives the practice of senior leaders meeting in South Asia, a habit seen in earlier 2000s high-profile engagements. Such dialogues have historically preceded shifts in regional trade and security dynamics. In 2002, Vanessa Carlton’s “A Thousand Miles” reached number six on Australia’s ARIA singles chart.

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Xi Visits India

Chinese President Xi Jinping is traveling to New Delhi this weekend for a BRICS summit and a bilateral meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
China says it will pursue a strategic, long-term relationship with India, enhancing communication while properly managing differences.
He then made his first state visit to Egypt in a decade.
China and India resumed direct flights in October and restarted border trade last month.

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