Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meet on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in New Delhi, as India and China work to improve relations after years of tension.
The outlets describe the meeting as part of an ongoing effort to manage and reduce strain between the two neighbors, which have had a difficult relationship in recent years. ABC News and the Washington Times both link the current push to reset ties to a deadly border clash about six years ago, while other coverage frames it more broadly as steps to repair relations.
Despite differences in emphasis, all reports place the meeting in the BRICS context and present it as a sign of engagement at the leadership level aimed at easing bilateral frictions. No outlet provides a detailed announcement from the meeting in the supplied text, but the coverage consistently portrays it as part of diplomatic outreach following persistent border-related disputes.
