PM Modi and President Xi Jinping hold bilateral talks on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit
On 12 September 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, their first meeting since Tianjin in August 2025.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomed steady progress in India–China relations since their last meeting in Tianjin in August 2025 and agreed that both countries should take a strategic, long-term view of ties, with differences not becoming disputes. Modi said relations must be guided by 'three mutuals' — mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest — and that peace and tranquillity in the border areas is the essential basis for ties. The leaders committed to a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question and to observing existing border agreements. They also noted progress in people-to-people ties and called for more cultural exchanges, business links and mobility.
Key facts
- Meeting
- 12 Sep 2026, New Delhi — sidelines of 18th BRICS Summit
- Previous meeting
- Tianjin, August 2025
- Guiding principle
- 'Three mutuals' — respect, sensitivity, interest
- Border
- Peace and tranquillity as essential basis; fair, reasonable, mutually acceptable boundary solution
- Message
- Differences should not become disputes
Practice MCQs 4 questions
Where did PM Modi and President Xi Jinping hold their previous meeting before their talks in New Delhi on 12 September 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Tianjin
The leaders welcomed progress in ties since their last meeting in Tianjin in August 2025.
What are the 'three mutuals' that PM Modi said should guide India–China relations?
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Correct answer: B — Mutual respect, mutual sensitivity, mutual interest
Modi said both sides must be guided by mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and mutual interest.
According to PM Modi at his meeting with President Xi on 12 September 2026, what is the essential basis for the continued development of India–China relations?
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Correct answer: A — Peace and tranquillity in the border areas
Modi said peace and tranquillity in the border areas remains an essential basis for bilateral relations.
Consider the following about the Modi–Xi meeting of 12 September 2026: 1. The two leaders agreed that differences should not become disputes. 2. The meeting was held during a state visit to China by PM Modi. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
Only statement 1 is correct. The leaders agreed differences should not become disputes; the meeting took place in New Delhi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit hosted by India.