Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in India on Saturday for the BRICS Summit, marking his first visit to the country in seven years, with a bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to focus on the next phase of stabilising India-China ties.
Xi's 24-hour visit comes as the two countries attempt to build on border ties that began after the Modi-Xi meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan in 2024, following years of strained relations after the 2020 eastern Ladakh military standoff.