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Pezeshkian Lands in Delhi, Xi Jinping India Visit & BRICS Summit in Focus
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian's aircraft entered Indian airspace ahead of his scheduled landing at Delhi's Palam Air Base. Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit India, marking his first trip in seven years since the Galwan clash. Xi Jinping will arrive in New Delhi at 12:25 PM and hold bilateral talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi at 5:45 PM at Bharat Mandapam on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. The bilateral meeting is expected to focus on high-level political engagement, border stabilization along the 3,488-kilometre Line of Actual Control following disengagement in Depsang and Demchok, and economic ties. Diplomatic progress has also seen the resumption of direct flights and the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra. However, significant challenges persist, including China's claims on Arunachal Pradesh, growing military cooperation with Pakistan, a widening trade deficit in Beijing's favour, Chinese naval provocations in the Indian Ocean, and export controls on rare earth elements. World leaders continue gathering in New Delhi as the BRICS summit commences.
