PM Narendra Modi is set to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the Brics Summit in Russia’s Kazan. The meeting matters as it comes amid tensions between the two countries since the 2020 Galwan Valley military standoff.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first bilateral meeting in five years Wednesday, Indian officials said, days after their countries reached a deal on their contested border.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the BRICS summit in Russia, India's foreign secretary said, their first meeting since 2020 when ties nosedived after their forces clashed on their disputed frontier.