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Modi Raises J&K, Ladakh Concerns With Xi in Delhi

By Drooid · Sep 18, 2026, 4:24 PM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns with President Xi Jinping in New Delhi, urging sensitivity to issues.
Wang Yi said Modi, Xi agreed India and China are partners, not rivals.
Both governments pledged peace, support BRICS chairmanship and said China assumes it in 2027.
MEA Randhir Jaiswal claimed China occupies Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh illegally since 1963.
Jaiswal objected to Chinese projects on Indian-claimed land, citing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

History

Historical Context

China’s 20 October 1962 offensive along the McMahon Line and Aksai Chin, followed by a unilateral cease-fire on 21 November 1962, left a contested Line of Actual Control that has driven every bilateral summit. Today, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with President Xi Jinping revisits Nehru’s forward policy era, while the 1993 and 1996 peace accords remain unresolved.

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Story summary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised concerns with President Xi Jinping in New Delhi, urging sensitivity to issues.
Wang Yi said Modi, Xi agreed India and China are partners, not rivals.
Both governments pledged peace, support BRICS chairmanship and said China assumes it in 2027.
MEA Randhir Jaiswal claimed China occupies Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh illegally since 1963.
Jaiswal objected to Chinese projects on Indian-claimed land, citing the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor.

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