Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, India's foreign secretary said on Tuesday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are set to meet on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan city of Russia. The meeting will be held two days after Beijing and New Delhi reached an agreement to end the standoff between the two armies in the eastern Ladakh region of disputed Jammu and Kashmir.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed his country’s growing relations with Russia as he met President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit of emerging powers.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi embarked on a two-day visit to Russia on Tuesday (October 22) to attend the 16th Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (BRICS) Summit in Kazan. This is the 16th edition of the summit and is themed on Strengthening Multilateralism for Just Global Development and Security.