BRICS 2026: Did PM Narendra Modi gift his own portrait to China's President Xi Jinping? Centre fact-checks viral claim
The two-day annual BRICS summit kickstarted on Saturday in New Delhi. Among the attendees are Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and more.
The BRICS summit 2026 is currently underway in New Delhi, with world leaders in attendance. Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India is significant as it marks his first visit in seven years, signaling a possible diplomatic thaw following previous clashes. A viral claim suggested that PM Narendra Modi gifted his own portrait to President Xi Jinping during the summit, but fact-checkers have debunked this.
The image in question dates back to the 2019 Mahabalipuram Summit, where Xi gifted Modi a porcelain memento bearing his image. Modi proposed a 10-point reform roadmap for global governance, emphasizing the need for the Global South to transition from being "rule-takers" to "rule-shapers." The summit's agenda includes discussions on global governance, multilateralism, and bilateral meetings, including with President Xi.
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