President Xi Jinping will travel to New Delhi for the 18th BRICS summit starting September 12 to join other world leaders. The China Foreign Ministry confirmed that Beijing and New Delhi are organizing a private encounter between Xi and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to resolve trade and border disputes during the visit, which marks his first trip to India in 7 years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has reached India for the event, which includes representatives from 11 member nations. The summit's agenda covers economic challenges and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East to test the group's influence on the current global order.