BRICS Summit | Xi Returns To India After 7 Years: Can Modi-Xi Bonhomie Survive The Galwan Shadow?

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to return to India after seven years for the BRICS Summit, with a much-anticipated bilateral meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in focus. The two leaders have gone from the informal bonhomie of Ahmedabad, Xi’an, Wuhan and Mahabalipuram to the deep chill following the 2020 Galwan clash. Their recent meeting in Tianjin and a brief interaction at the SCO Summit have signalled cautious engagement. Now, with the border, trade, investment and the wider India-China relationship on the table, can the Modi-Xi chemistry of the past translate into a more stable relationship?