Watch: PM Modi, Xi Jinping Shake Hands At G20 Dinner, But No Bilateral

New Delhi:

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese language President Xi Jinping “exchanged pleasantries” at a G20 dinner in Bali this night amid persevering with friction between the 2 nations over border clashes.

A brief video confirmed PM Modi chatting with the Chinese language President at a dinner for G20 leaders hosted by Indonesian President Joko Widodo. PM Modi was seen strolling as much as President Xi earlier than going for a handshake. Each leaders have been in conventional Batiq shirts worn by G20 delegates.

The visuals drew consideration as a result of the 2 leaders haven’t met for bilateral discussions since 2020, when a fierce border conflict broke out between Indian and Chinese language troops at Galwan Valley in Jap Ladakh. PM Modi is scheduled to fulfill with varied G20 leaders for bilaterals tomorrow however China shouldn’t be on the listing.

The 2 leaders attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit at Samarkand in Uzbekistan on September 15 and 16, however there have been no visuals of any handshake or alternate.

Questions had been raised about the opportunity of a gathering between PM Modi and Xi Jinping on the margins of the G20 summit amid strained ties over border incursions by China in Jap Ladakh over the previous two years.

Twenty Indian troopers died for the nation within the Galwan clashes that broke out in June 2020. Over 40 Chinese language troopers have been killed or injured in that incident, which set off a sequence of confrontations between the 2 nations.

After a number of conferences between navy commanders, Indian and Chinese language troops pulled again from key factors together with Gogra-Sizzling Springs in Ladakh. The Chinese language forces returned to pre-2020 positions.

Earlier than the G20 summit, Beijing famous that good ties with New Delhi “is within the curiosity of each international locations”.