First Formal Meet After 5 Years, PM Modi Reiterates Need For Peace

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Chinese Premiere Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in Kazan, Russia. The icebreaker meeting happened just 72 hours after a big breakthrough in diplomatic and military talks, aimed at restoring the status quo that existed before May 2020, when tensions escalated following the military clash in Galwan. Relations between India and China have deteriorated since the military standoff in Ladakh, primarily due to Beijing's unilateral actions that violated the Line of Actual Control (LAC).