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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Shweta Sharma

Xi skips Brics dinner as summit struggles to agree on Ukraine and Middle East conflicts

Chinese president Xi Jinping skipped the gala dinner hosted by prime minister Narendra Modi during the Brics summit as leaders of the developing world gathered in Delhi and adopted a watered-down joint statement.

India hosted the Brics summit at a geopolitically divisive moment in the world.

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