more-inA week after the end of Doklam standoff, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Xiamen, China, to address the BRICS summit, where he is likely to take up regional and global issues. The External Affairs Ministry has said India will sign four BRICS-level agreements during the summit which will be followed by Mr. Modi’s three-day visit to Myanmar. The summit at Xiamen will also include Thailand, Mexico, Egypt, Guinea and Tajikistan as China has invited them to participate in the summit as ‘guests’. India had similarly invited countries from the Bay of Bengal region during last year’s BRICS summit at Goa. “The issue of Rakhine State is a matter of great concern to us.

Source: The Hindu September 01, 2017 16:07 UTC