BRICS summit: China’s Xi makes first visit to India in seven years
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in India for the 18th BRICS summit as leaders emphasize the importance of expanding relations among member states in all fields, particularly in the economic and financial spheres.
Xi arrived in Delhi on Saturday for the two-day BRICS summit. This is Xi’s first visit to India in seven years. His last visit to India was in 2019.
In this visit, Xi is accompanied by top-ranking officials Cai Qi and Wang Yi.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited China last year as the two countries sought to restore ties strained by years of tensions following a more than four-year military standoff.
Relations deteriorated sharply after a 2020 clash along their disputed Himalayan border, which killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. However, ties between the two powers have gradually improved since then.
The Xi-Modi meeting, scheduled for Saturday evening, will be their third in three years, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry said on Friday.
China “is willing” to work together with India, to view two-way relations from a strategic and long-term perspective, properly manage differences, and be “good neighbors and friends, as well as mutually supportive partners,” the spokesperson said.
A number of foreign leaders from BRICS member states and partners, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, have already arrived in India for the summit.
BRICS is a grouping of major emerging economies that seeks to strengthen cooperation among developing countries and increase their influence in global affairs.
The group was established in 2009 by Brazil, Russia, India and China, with South Africa joining in 2011.
It was founded on the view that global institutions had become overly dominated by Western powers and did not adequately reflect the interests of developing countries.
In recent years, BRICS has expanded its membership to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Indonesia, Iran and the United Arab Emirates, further broadening its economic and geopolitical reach.
The grouping promotes greater representation for emerging and developing economies in global decision-making and cooperation in areas including trade, investment, finance and development.
China is due to host the next BRICS summit in 2027.
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