{
  "id": 7224991,
  "title": "Xi-Modi thaw at BRICS masks deep divisions between Asian rivals",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/xi-modi-thaw-at-brics-masks-deep-divisions-between-asian-rivals",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-14T02:16:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Japan Times",
    "slug": "japan-times",
    "url": "https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/09/14/asia-pacific/politics/xi-modi-brics-asian-rivals/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met on the sidelines of a BRICS summit, their third bilateral meeting in two years. They agreed to promote cultural and business exchanges, and coordinate on regional and global issues. According to the Times of India, Xi told Modi that the current momentum in bilateral ties was hard-won and deserved to be cherished.\n\nThe leaders emphasized the need for a strategic and long-term perspective in their relationship, with Xi reiterating that India and China are partners, not rivals. However, the Indian readout of the meeting did not include this formulation, unlike a similar statement made in Tianjin last year. Modi underlined the importance of peace and tranquillity in border areas for the continued development of the relationship.\n\nModi and Xi also agreed to observe existing agreements and understandings on border-related issues, with a commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually beneficial resolution of these issues. The meeting was seen as a step towards reinforcing the thaw in their relationship, with another meeting between the leaders planned.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Times of India",
        "title": "Brics declaration: India’s readout skips mention of Xi’s ‘partners, not rivals’ statement",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/brics-declaration-indias-readout-skips-mention-of-xis-partners-not",
        "published": "2026-09-13T02:16:50.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}