Kazan, October 23: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held bilateral talks on Wednesday on the margins of the BRICS Summit in Russia, in their first structured meeting in the last five years. The meeting took place two days after India and China firmed up an agreement on patrolling by their militaries along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh, in a major breakthrough to end the over four-year standoff. PM Modi-Xi Jinping Meeting: PM Narendra Modi, China President Jinping Hold First Bilateral Meeting on BRICS Summit Sidelines Days After LAC Agreement.

In November 2022, Modi and Xi exchanged pleasantries and held a brief conversation at a dinner hosted by the Indonesian President for the G20 leaders. In August last year too, the Indian prime minister and the Chinese president held a brief and informal conversation in Johannesburg on the sidelines of the BRICS (Brazil-Russia-India-China-South Africa) summit. BRICS Summit 2024: PM Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping to Hold First Bilateral Talks Since Galwan Clash in Russia's Kazan.

The two leaders last held a structured meeting during their second informal summit in Mamallapuram in October 2019. The eastern Ladakh border row erupted in May 2020.

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