Xi Likely to Bring 400 Officials to New Delhi BRICS Summit as India-China Ties Thaw
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Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 24
Xi Likely to Bring 400 Officials to New Delhi BRICS Summit as India-China Ties Thaw
3 articles · Updated · Yahoo! Voices · Aug 24
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Xi Jinping is expected to attend the Sept. 12-13 BRICS summit in New Delhi with a delegation of about 400 officials, sources said, in what would be his first India visit in seven years.
That appearance would signal a fresh effort by Beijing and New Delhi to stabilize ties after the 2020 Himalayan border clashes that killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers.
Indian and Chinese officials are expected to use the summit to test broader engagement while managing disputes over the 3,800-km border and regional security; Xi's final travel plans and any bilateral agenda remain unsettled.
The push comes after a 2024 disengagement pact ended a four-year military standoff, but late-July patrol face-offs again stirred tensions and prompted Indian security adviser Ajit Doval's Beijing talks with Wang Yi.
Xi's attendance would also suggest both sides want U.S. trade pressure under Donald Trump to avoid disrupting BRICS cooperation, even as they remain strategic rivals.