Modi-Xi informal summit: Both the sides resolved to prudently manage their differences as Modi and agreed to set up a ministerial-level mechanism to boost trade and investment and work towards deepening defence and security ties during their second informal summit.

PM Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed to set up a ministerial-level mechanism to boost trade and investment and work towards deepening defence and security ties

PM Modi at Mamallapuram beach: He said that the plogging at the beach lasted for 30 minutes and urged people to keep public spaces clean.

PM Modi, President Xi Jinping informal meet: India and China held one-on-one meetings, followed by delegation level talks on Saturday.

PM Modi meets Chinese President Xi Jinping: The meeting continued well beyond the scheduled time as both the leaders touched upon a range of issues, including trade deficit, over sumptuous local delicacies, officials said.

The two leaders held their first informal summit in Wuhan, China last year; among other issues, trade between the two nations is likely to be the main talking point during the two-day meet

On Friday, PM Modi will take President Xi to monuments in Mamallapuram, following which the two leaders will attend a cultural programme in the evening. On Saturday, the two leaders will hold one-on-one dialogue, followed by delegation-level meetings

This would be the second informal meeting between PM Modi and the Chinese premier Xi Jinping after their first one in Wuhan, China, in 2018.

Ahead of Xi's India visit, China on Tuesday said the Kashmir issue should be resolved between India and Pakistan, significantly omitting its recent references to the UNresolutions.