Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Tuesday take part in the 12th BRICS or Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa summit that will take place virtually. The summit that will start at 4.30 PM will see the Indian PM and Chinese President sharing platform amid the ongoing standoff at the Line of Actual Control. Asked about India, China bilateral dominating the meet, the sherpa of Russia--Deputy Russian foreign minister Sergei Ryabkov dismissed that. Also read Modi, Xi Jinping to attend BRICS Summit in NovemberIndia will be the host of next year's BRICS summit as its President. The summit, if takes place physically could see Chinese President Xi Jinping visiting the country.

Source: dna November 16, 2020 15:45 UTC