# Xi, Modi conduct in-depth exchange, agree China and India should be partners

https://mins.news/en/item/56278

- China News Service, 2026-09-13 02:28 UTC
- Politics
- Original: http://www.ecns.cn/china/2026-09-13/detail-ihfkanuz5380263.shtml

> Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a candid, in-depth exchange on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit in New Delhi and agreed that China and India should be partners rather than rivals. Xi urged greater mutually beneficial cooperation, balanced handling of economic and trade concerns, parallel progress on bilateral ties and border issues, and closer coordination in multilateral forums.

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