BRICS Summit: Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping to hold bilateral meet today

After the Doklam stand-off, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold their first substantive bilateral meeting on Tuesday, which had put ties between the two countries under strain, on the sidelines of the ongoing summit in China of the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) nations.

According to External Affairs Ministry officials, Modi will meet Xi at 10 am IST.

During the meeting, sources said the two leaders are expected to discuss ways to create confidence building measures.

The BRICS nations also called for the integration of their financial markets.

“We agree to facilitate (this)