{
  "id": 6982907,
  "title": "BRICS Summit 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping Skips PM Modi’s Gala Dinner In Delhi",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/brics-summit-2026-chinese-president-xi-jinping-skips-pm-modis-gala",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T18:50:09.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/brics-summit-2026-chinese-president-xi-jinping-skips-pm-modis-gala-dinner-in-delhi"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "New Delhi, September 12, 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping failed to attend a gala dinner organized by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the heads of the BRICS nations and others at the BRICS Summit, as per sources. The reason for Xi's absence remains unknown, but it is believed that he returned to his hotel to rest. Meanwhile, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed also did not join the dinner as he had left for home earlier. Other notable absences included Union ministers Amit Shah, Nirmala Sitharaman, Piyush Goyal, Ashwini Vaishnaw and Shivraj Singh Chouhan, as well as Chief Ministers of several states such as Yogi Adityanath, Devendra Fadnavis, Suvendu Adhikari, and Himanta Biswa Sarma. The menu for the dinner featured Indian cuisine like khandvi mille-feuille, khumb galouti, paneer lababdar, gucchi marmik, carrot-bean poriyal, millet pulao, and a dessert of Old Delhi fruit cream with jalebi and shahtoot phirni.",
  "summary": "New Delhi, September 12, 2026: Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped a gala dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday for the leaders of the BRICS nations, other countries participating in the BRICS Summit and international organisations, sources aware of the matter said. Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Also Absent Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed, who left for home after…",
  "key_points": [
    "Chinese President Xi Jinping skipped gala dinner with BRICS leaders",
    "Prime Minister Modi hosted dinner for BRICS heads in Delhi",
    "Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi also absent from the event"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
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      },
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      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}