Xi Jinping Arrives in New Delhi for BRICS Summit, Set for Talks with Modi

Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in New Delhi on Thursday to attend the BRICS Summit 2026, marking his first visit to India in almost seven years.

The visit places the Chinese leader in the Indian capital alongside other BRICS counterparts for the grouping's latest round of meetings.

Xi is scheduled to hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the evening, with the two leaders set to meet on the sidelines of the summit.

Ahead of the talks, Chinese state media argued that BRICS can help countries of the Global South build resilience that extends beyond supply chains, framing the bloc's role in broader terms than trade and logistics.

The summit brings together leaders of the BRICS nations at a time when the grouping has been expanding its agenda and membership, giving the New Delhi meeting added significance for the Global South.

Details of the bilateral agenda between Xi and Modi were not immediately available. The meeting will be watched closely as the first in-person contact between the two leaders on Indian soil in nearly seven years.