China’s Xi lands in Delhi for BRICS summit and talks with Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the Indian capital on Saturday for the summit of leaders of the BRICS group of countries and talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Indian TV channels showed.

The visit is Xi’s first to India in seven years and comes as the Asian neighbours cautiously rebuild ties that were badly damaged after a military clash on their disputed Himalayan border in 2020 in which 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers were killed.

Xi stepped out of his plane to a red carpet welcome and was greeted by women performing traditional Indian dances.