What is Putin’s role in the meeting between PM Modi and Xi Jinping? This discussion continues in Chinese media: PM Modi and Xi Jinping meet in Kazan Russia’s role amid BRICS 2024 NTC Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Russia and will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping here. There is also a lot of talk about this meeting in the Chinese media. It is said that India and China are getting closer thanks to Russia. Some important agreements have been signed on the border between the two countries and if Chinese social media and media are to be believed, then this subsequent meeting has created a lot of expectations. Among them, the issue of trilateral cooperation between India, China and Russia is very important. Find out in five points what is being said about this in the Chinese media.

1. There is a debate on the Chinese Internet, especially about Russia’s role in India-China relations and it is said that President Vladimir Putin played an important role in improving relations between the two countries. Since Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Modi have good relations with President Putin, the Chinese media is giving a lot of importance to this issue.
2. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had earlier expressed hope that a trilateral meeting could be held between China, Russia and India. However, he was concerned that the ongoing border dispute between India and China was becoming an obstacle to this.
3. The agreement reached between India and China on the border dispute indicates that trilateral cooperation can be established between India, China and Russia under the Russian vision. India’s consent to this could be to maintain the unity, cooperation and sanctity of the BRICS. The China-India dispute has negatively impacted the effectiveness of the BRICS.
4. However, it is difficult to say how long it will last, even if a deal is reached with China. Relations between China and India are extremely complex. Real problems such as territorial disputes, the allocation of water resources and competition for regional influence cannot be ignored.
5. Even within the BRICS, issues remain between China and India, such as the issue of making the yuan a BRICS-based currency and including the rupee in it. The BRICS foreign ministers’ meeting in September failed to issue a joint statement as India also faced disagreements over the permanent membership of Brazil and South Africa in the Security Council.