Xi and Modi signal move toward closer China-India ties

NEW DELHI — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, a sign of growing rapprochement after a deadly clash along their countries' disputed Himalayan border in 2020. spoiled the relationship.

The meeting follows a major border patrol agreement announced this week that is expected to lead to an end to the four-year standoff on the India-China border.