NEW DELHI: Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in the national capital on Saturday for a two-day visit to attend the BRICS Summit, his first trip to India in seven years, with his meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi expected to provide fresh momentum to efforts to improve bilateral ties.**
Xi was received at the Delhi airport by Union Minister Jitin Prasada, as cultural artistes performed traditional dances to welcome the Chinese leader.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to host Xi for bilateral talks at 6 pm on Saturday. The discussions are expected to cover the overall situation along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) and ways to further stabilise and normalise relations between the two countries.
People familiar with the matter said Xi’s visit offers an important opportunity to consolidate the recent progress in India-China ties, which had deteriorated sharply following the military