Login Latest Bangladesh Politics World Trade Opinion Sports Entertainment Jobs Lifestyle Video Find E-Paper Eng Login China BRICS Summit: Modi-Xi to Hold Bilateral Meeting, What is the Actual State of Relations Between the Two Neighbors? Reuters Published: 12 September 2026, 07:40 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (left) and Chinese President Xi Jinping File photo: Reuters Chinese President Xi Jinping has arrived in India to attend the BRICS Summit. He is scheduled to hold a meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday in New Delhi, on the sidelines of the summit.
Besides Chinese President Xi Jinping, several world leaders are attending the two-day 18th BRICS Summit in India's capital, New Delhi, at the invitation of Narendra Modi. Xi has visited India after nearly 7 years. This signals a clear indication of stability returning to the relationship between the two once-adversarial neighboring countries.
From the deadly conflict between Chinese and Indian soldiers on the border in 2020 to the relatively stable relationship of the present day, let's take a look at how the relationship between these two Asian superpowers has changed.
A bloody clash occurred between Indian and Chinese soldiers in the Galwan Valley of Ladakh, an Indian territory in the western Himalayas. It was the first fatal confrontation between the soldiers of the two countries since 1975.
The conflict began when Indian soldiers set fire to two tents and an observation tower on the disputed border. Indian soldiers claimed that the structures were built on Indian territory.
At least 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed in that clash in the Galwan Valley.
The two nuclear-armed neighboring countries share an approximately 3,800-kilometer (2,400-mile) long border in the Himalayan region. A large part of the border's specific demarcation has not yet been determined, and there are disputes between them over it.
New Delhi increased scrutiny on Chinese investments, tightened vetting for business visas to Chinese citizens, banned several popular Chinese mobile apps, and suspended direct passenger flights between the two countries.
In response, Beijing stated that there had been a serious violation of the understanding between the two countries. After this, China journalists and business
