Chinese President Xi Jinping is reported to be set to travel to New Delhi for the upcoming BRICS summit next month. Multiple outlets report that he will be accompanied by a large delegation of roughly 400 officials, a marked increase compared with the smaller group he led during his previous BRICS attendance in 2019.
The reports describe the visit as Xi’s first trip to India in about seven years. They also frame the timing as occurring as India and China seek to improve relations after earlier tensions linked to border conflicts. While the outlets focus on the size of the delegation and the significance of the long gap since 2019, they do not present differing claims on the core event—Xi’s planned attendance and the approximate number of accompanying officials—nor do they cite new specific outcomes expected from the summit.
All accounts agree on the broad details of the trip and its reported scale, but they vary mainly in emphasis, such as highlighting the first India visit in seven years or the current state of efforts to mend ties.
