Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first formal talks in five years on Wednesday, signalling that ties between the Asian giants damaged by a deadly military clash in 2020 had begun to recover.

India announced on Monday that it reached agreement with China on the resumption of military patrols along their disputed border in the Himalayas.

Chinese President Xi Jinping told Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (Oct 23) that their two countries should enhance communication and cooperation and effectively manage differences, in their first formal talks in five years.

The meeting, on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Russia, came soon after the neighbours confirmed that they had reached a deal to resolve the military standoff on their Himalayan frontier. “I can confirm that there will be a bilateral meeting held between prime minister Modi and president Xi Jinping” on Wednesday,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping held their first meeting in five years during the Brics Summit in Russia's Kazan.

PM Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Kazan during the BRICS Summit, marking the first formal interaction in five years.

India confirms a bilateral meeting between PM Modi and President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Russia. This follows a recent agreement on LAC patrolling, aiming to return to the situation in 2020.

PM Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are set to meet today at 4.30 pm for their first bilateral discussion in five years. This comes just two days after India said it reached a truce with China to resume patrolling in disputed areas along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh,

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet on the margins of the Brics Summit in Russia on Wednesday.