Xi Jinping May Return to India After 7 Years — Here’s What’s Driving the Visit

A quiet diplomatic thaw just got a lot more visible. Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to travel to New Delhi next month for the BRICS summit, bringing a delegation of roughly 400 officials — more than double the size of his last India visit in 2019.

Why This Visit Matters

If confirmed, this would mark Xi’s first trip to India in seven years, since the 2019 informal summit in Mamallapuram, months before the deadly 2020 Galwan Valley clash sharply deteriorated ties between the two nations. India is hosting the BRICS summit on September 12-13, and while the agenda officially centers on the bloc’s cooperation, Xi’s presence is being watched closely as a signal of how far Beijing and New Delhi have come in stabilizing relations.

The proposed visit reportedly follows an invitation Prime Minister Narendra Modi extended to Xi during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin last August. Indian officials say Chinese counterparts are already finalizing hotel arrangements and security protocols, though Xi’s final travel plans — and whether a bilateral meeting with Modi will take place — are yet to be confirmed.

Xi Jinping: Overview

Ahead of the summit, India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval held border talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing, continuing negotiations over the two countries’ roughly 3,800-km disputed Himalayan border. For background on the broader relationship, the India–China border dispute on Wikipedia offers useful historical context.

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