New Delhi rejects claims that China-India talks happened on latter’s request at BRICS

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Indian sources have dismissed the recent claim made by China saying the China-India talks on the margins of the 15th BRICS Summit happened at the latter’s request. A statement released by the Chinese foreign ministry stated, “President Xi Jinping talked with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit at the latter’s request on August 23, 2023”. Meanwhile, Indian sources have said that “there was a pending request from the Chinese side for a bilateral meeting”. The sources also confirmed that “the two leaders, however, had an informal conversation in the Leaders Lounge during the BRICS...