Xi Jinping Meets Indian Prime Minister Modi

On the afternoon of September 12 local time, President Xi Jinping met with Indian Prime Minister Modi in New Delhi, India, during the 18th BRICS Leaders' Meeting. The two sides exchanged frank and indepth views on ChinaIndia relations and the direction of cooperation, and reached important consensus on "China and India being partners." Xi Jinping said that the Chinese side views ChinaIndia relations from a strategic and longterm perspective and believes the two countries are fully capable of complementing each other's strengths and achieving common development. The Chinese side proposed that both sides should grasp the direction with an objective and rational understanding, expand cooperation in all fields, properly handle economic and trade concerns, safeguard peace and stability in border areas, and strengthen coordination within multilateral frameworks such as BRICS, the United Nations, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and the Group of Twenty. Modi said that the Indian side is willing to be a partner rather than a rival of the Chinese side, and is willing to maintain highlevel exchanges based on mutual respect and mutual trust, advance economic, trade, cultural, and strategic communication and cooperation, and jointly safeguard peace and tranquility in border areas. Both sides also said they would continue to support each other's work in the BRICS mechanism and promote cooperation among the Global South and world economic growth.