Prime Minister Narendra Modi has left for Russia on a two-day visit. He will attend the 16th BRICS leaders’ meeting in Kazan. At this summit, Prime Minister Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping will appear on the same stage. In the long-term military confrontation between India and China, this meeting between Modi and Xi Jinping is considered very important. Under this situation, can the tension caused by Galwan be on the road to reconciliation through the BRICS platform during the confrontation and negotiation stages?
On the one hand, Prime Minister Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold bilateral talks during the BRICS leaders’ meeting. Meanwhile, all eyes are on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. However, there has been no official confirmation of the bilateral talks between Prime Minister Modi and Xi Jinping.
Will the new border agreement be a new beginning for India-China relations?
But long-standing tensions between the two countries eased on Monday when they reached an agreement on disputed patrol points. Under this agreement, the Indian Army will be able to start patrolling here again.
Xi Jinping will participate in many meetings of BRICS countries from small to large. This also includes the BRICS+ dialogue. Experts believe that the heads of the two Asian superpowers are expected to hold bilateral talks at BRICS. The border dispute between India and China is the biggest issue, but with Monday’s decision, that too appears to be over. This meeting was like melting the ice on the relationship.
Experts believe that relations between India and China have improved after the Galwan conflict in 2020. Therefore, it will take time to improve these relations, but this agreement will be a new beginning for both countries.
When will Modi and Xi Jinping share the stage in BRICS?
Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning said that China is willing to work with all parties to make efforts for the sustainable development of BRICS cooperation and mobilize the southern hemisphere to unite and create a new era.
The BRICS countries are of special significance to both India and China. At a time like this, when Modi and Xi are under the same roof on the same day, the ice on their relationship will melt. In this case, it can be said that the tension that started in Galvan can end in Kazan, Russia.
What happened in Galwan?
In 2020, on the night of June 15th to 16th, Indian and Chinese troops had violent conflicts at the line of actual control in the Galwan Valley. On the Indian side, 20 soldiers, including a commander, died in this conflict. However, China did not give specific information on how many Chinese soldiers were killed. The Indian side said that Chinese soldiers also suffered casualties in the conflict. China later said four Chinese soldiers were killed in Galwan. This is the first time in forty years that the two countries have come face to face in this way.
