{
  "id": 7001540,
  "title": "Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as ties revive",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/modi-xi-push-business-links-border-peace-as-ties-revive",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-12T21:36:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40439243/modi-xi-push-business-links-border-peace-as-ties-revive"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "NEW DELHI: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi on Saturday, pledging to strengthen business and transport links between the two nations. The leaders emphasized the importance of cultural exchanges, increased mobility, and addressing each other's concerns in economic and trade relations. Bilateral trade reached a record USD 155.6 billion in 2025, with China now India's largest source of imports, accounting for about USD 132 billion in the 2025/26 fiscal year. However, India still faces a trade deficit of over USD 100 billion, as its exports to China remain relatively small. Both nations have a long history of tension, with a brief but brutal border war in 1962 and a more recent skirmish in 2020 that killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. Ties have shown signs of recovery since Xi and Modi agreed to end their military standoff in the western Himalayas at the end of 2024. Despite the progress, both countries continue to maintain significant military presence along the border, and talks on resolving border issues remain slow.",
  "summary": "NEW DELHI: India and China’s leaders pledged on Saturday to build up business and transport links, New Delhi said, as both rebuild ties badly damaged by a 2020 military clash on their disputed Himalayan border. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of a summit of the BRICS group of emerging nations in New Delhi — Xi’s first trip to India in seven years.…",
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  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hindu",
        "title": "Xi, Modi welcome ‘steady progress’ in India-China ties",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/xi-modi-welcome-steady-progress-in-india-china-ties",
        "published": "2026-09-12T17:52:59.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "New Straits Times",
        "title": "Modi, Xi push business links, border peace as India-China ties revive",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/12/modi-xi-push-business-links-border-peace-as-india-china-ties-revive",
        "published": "2026-09-12T22:46:09.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "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."
}