BRICS Summit in New Delhi: Xi Jinping Makes First Visit to India in Seven Years
The Chinese president will visit New Delhi on Saturday and Sunday in his first trip to India in seven years, amid ongoing border tensions and persistent trade imbalances between the two countries, according to Le Monde.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is visiting New Delhi on Saturday and Sunday for the first time in seven years, according to Le Monde. The trip comes as part of a BRICS summit and marks, according to the newspaper, a new chapter in the cautious thaw in relations between the two Asian powers.
Sino-Indian relations have been deeply affected by a border dispute between the two countries as well as persistent trade imbalances, Le Monde notes. These tensions had contributed to a prolonged freeze in high-level diplomatic exchanges between Beijing and New Delhi.
Xi Jinping's visit thus comes after a long period without direct bilateral meetings on Indian soil, underscoring, according to the newspaper, the significance of this trip in the regional geopolitical context.
Le Monde indicates that this rapprochement remains cautious, as border and trade disputes between the two countries remain unresolved. The article does not at this point specify the detailed agenda for discussions planned during the visit or the concrete outcomes expected from the BRICS summit.
Sources
- Le sommet des BRICS acte une nouvelle étape dans le dégel prudent des relations entre l’Inde et la Chine — Le Monde — Une
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