Images of the 16th BRICS summit have revealed a growing camaraderie between the leaders of India, China and Russia. The picture of PM Modi showing thumbs up from the gala concert of BRICS summit with Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping by his side and the photo of Putin seated between Modi and Xi at the dinner have fueled speculation online that the Russian leader may have been the glue in China and India burying the hatchet over the LAC.

A meeting between the two leaders would come just two days after they settled a tense border dispute in the Himalayas.

India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Russia, in their first bilateral meeting in five years

He arrived in Kazan, Russia, on Tuesday to take part in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan, which runs from October 22nd to 24th under Russia’s chairmanship.

India announced on Monday that it reached agreement with China on the resumption of military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

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. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday attended the Closed Plenary Session of the 16th BRICS Summit in Russia and said India supports dialogue and diplomacy, not war. "We support dialogue and diplomacy,

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi praised expanding relations with Russia at bilateral meetings with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday.