BRICS Summit 2026 | China’s President Xi Jinping arrives in New Delhi

China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in New Delhi on Saturday (September 12, 2026), to take part in the 18th BRICS Summit.

This is Mr. Xi’s first visit to Delhi since 2014. However, this will be the third year in a row that the two leaders are meeting each other, having previously held meetings in Kazan and Tianjin.

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Later in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Mr. Xi, with a view to improve trade and people-to-people relations, while border tensions continue to play out in the background. 

A day ahead of his arrival, the Tibetan community on Friday (September 11, 2026) voiced its opposition with protests at different locations in the city.

Mr. Xi’s visit to New Delhi follows a series of recent high-level exchanges, including the Special Representative dialogue in Beijing between National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, even as concerns linger over aggressive Chinese military posturing along the Arunachal Pradesh sector.

The Chinese leader is accompanied by a high-level delegation comprising government officials and top business leaders.

Both sides have rolled out a series of confidence-building measures over the past year to repair ties frayed by the more than four-and-a-half-year military standoff in eastern Ladakh.

(With inputs from PTI)