PM Modi’s Thumbs-Up at BRICS Summit Dinner with Putin and Xi Signals Unity After India-China Agreement
At the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia, PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met following an agreement between India and China on patrolling arrangements along the LAC.
Image Source: Hindustan Times
At an informal BRICS Summit dinner in Kazan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave a thumbs-up as Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping conversed, reflecting a moment of camaraderie among the leaders. This interaction between Modi and Xi occurred as India and China reached an agreement on “patrolling arrangements,” resolving the military standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC). The moment also highlighted the growing bond between China and Russia, strengthened over the years, particularly since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Visuals from the 16th BRICS Summit also captured a warm exchange between Putin and Modi, as they greeted each other with a handshake and a hug, emphasizing their close relationship. Modi and Xi are scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia, on Wednesday, according to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri. The agreement marks a breakthrough in ending the over four-year military standoff between India and China, which worsened after the June 2020 Galwan Valley clash, the most severe military conflict between the two nations in decades.
During the BRICS gala dinner, Putin was seated between Modi and Xi, signaling closer diplomatic ties among the three countries. Modi and Xi last held a formal meeting during their second informal summit in Mamallapuram in October 2019, just months before the border tensions began.
The agreement on LAC patrolling followed several rounds of diplomatic and military discussions. External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Kazakhstan on July 4, and again during ASEAN-related meetings in Laos on July 25. National Security Adviser Ajit Doval also met Wang at a BRICS meeting in St. Petersburg on September 12.
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