Xi’s India Comeback: Can Delhi Reset Ties
What Happened
Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi (Sept 12–13, 2026), marking his first India trip since the Galwan Valley clash of 2020. The visit follows PM Modi’s outreach during the SCO Summit in Tianjin (2025) and will bring together leaders including Vladimir Putin and Masoud Pezeshkian.
Key Takeaways
Xi’s presence in Delhi offers a symbolic chance to reset strained India–China relations, with talks expected on border disengagement, trade revival, and regional security. Analysts caution, however, that progress hinges on concrete steps along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), not just diplomatic optics.