*A group with a flexible diplomatic forum type format that was born a dozen years earlier (2011) which united until then 5 member countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa) who, in a summit held in South Africa, agreed to the integration of 6 new member states (Saudi Arabia, Argentina, Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Ethiopia, Iran). **In fact, brief and rather rare events between Xi and Modi, such as their brief discussion on the sidelines of the G20 in Bali, in November 2022.

Overall, the content is fairly neutral and consistent with previous sessions, interspersed with friendly and reassuring references. (“dynamics of dialogue and negotiation”, “maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas”). True, there is nothing to invite excessive optimism in this matter, for those accustomed to reading shared press releases that are generally quicker to draw a flattering curve than to highlight troubling points. About ten days later, on August 24, on the occasion of the 15th BRICS Summit* held in Johannesburg, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi had the opportunity to have a brief face-to-face interaction. -head** on on the sidelines of the event, which the Chinese Foreign Ministry immediately described as a “frank and in-depth exchange of views on current Sino-Indian relations” at which the Chinese head of state emphasized That “Improving China-India relations is beneficial to the common interests of the two countries and their respective peoples. Both sides should keep in mind the overall interests of their bilateral relations and handle border issues well so as to jointly maintain peace and tranquility in the border areas. »