Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, who left for home after attending the BRICS Summit was also a notable absentee at the high dinner table.
The statement made during the Xi Jinping–Narendra Modi bilateral meeting at the BRICS Summit is significant, as it reflects China’s willingness to look beyond short-term disagreements and adopt a long ...
Xi's visit is also being closely watched as his first to neighbouring India since 2019, and the biggest step yet in a cautious thaw between the nuclear-armed rivals.
The nuclear-armed Asian giants have gradually improved ties since a deadly 2020 border clash, restoring flights, some visas and high-level contacts, but deep mistrust and strategic rivalry remain.
Xi's visit would mark the biggest step yet in a cautious thaw between India and China, six years after a deadly military clash along their disputed Himalayan border.
