The footage shows Modi stopping mid-speech and turning towards Xi after a commotion appears to catch his attention.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping have met during the BRICS summit in New Delhi.

Wars in the Middle East and Ukraine, along with global energy security, are expected to dominate the summit.

Xi Jinping met with Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Chinese president’s first post-Covid visit to India, as the world’s two most populous nations look to make further headway in stabilizing ties rocked by issues including border tensions.

China and India fought a brief war in 1962, setting the backdrop for a wary relationship since then, which soured after ⁠a 2020 border skirmish killed 20 ⁠Indian and four Chinese soldiers. Still, ties have improved in recent years, especially since Modi visited China last year and as ​both nations grapple with volatile relationships with the U.S.

Xi Jinping visits India for the first time in seven years, meeting Modi at the BRICS Summit to stabilize ties strained by border clashes and a

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the 2026 BRICS Summit in New Delhi, but online claims that a clip shows Modi gifting a self-portrait to Xi are false.

China has become India's largest source of imports, with Indian purchases from China rising to about $132 billion in the 2025/26 fiscal year. India's exports to China remain much