New Delhi, Sep 12: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday conveyed to Chinese President Xi Jinping that peace and tranquility along the frontier remains essential for development of India-China relations, emphasizing that existing agreements on border management must be strictly observed. In their talks on the sidelines of the BRICS summit, the two leaders reaffirmed […]

Combined with the dinner no-show hours later, the episode gave the fatigue explanation an added layer of speculation — did tiredness alone explain both moments, or was something else at play? As of now, that remains unconfirmed; officials on both sides have described the summit's atmosphere as warm, pointing to a friendly handshake between Modi and Xi and a widely shared photo of Modi, Putin and Xi together, echoing a similar image from last year's SCO summit in Tianjin.

After the Modi-Xi meeting at the BRICS summit, Salman Khurshid said India-China ties cannot be repaired by rhetoric alone. He said specific steps, greater trust and fuller information sharing are needed to test any real reset.

New Delhi: Amid reports that Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped the BRICS gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi, sources on