Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping later this week at the G20 summit in Hamburg in Germany amid a military standoff between the two countries with Chinese experts saying war could be a possibility. “According to the usual practice, BRICS leaders will hold an informal meeting ahead of the G20 summit in Hamburg,” Li Baodong, vice minister of foreign affairs, told reporters at the weekend. Chinese President Xi Jinping left Beijing on Monday for state visits to Russia and Germany which is hosting the 12th G20 summit in Hamburg on July 7 and 8. Meanwhile, Chinese experts told state media that if the situation isn’t “handled properly”, it could lead to a war. “China will resolutely safeguard its border sovereignty in conflicts with Indian troops even at the cost of war,” state-run Global Times daily quoted Chinese experts as saying.

Source: Hindustan Times July 03, 2017 10:30 UTC