Hong Kong is rocked by unprecedented pro-democracy protests for over five months and in the past few weeks they grew violent, bringing the international financial centre virtually to a grinding halt.
The India-China border dispute covers 3,488-km-long Line of Actual Control (LAC). China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet while India contests it.
The meeting between Modi and Xi in the Brazilian capital comes days after India decided not to join China-backed mega RCEP
As part of China's university reform Unigroup's controlling shareholder Tsinghua Holdings Corp has attempted to disentangle itself from the company multiple times
U.S. locations for a Trump-Xi meeting that had been proposed by the White House, including Iowa and Alaska, have been ruled out
White House spokesman Judd Deere said both sides were still working to complete work on the interim deal
Dictatorship is no guarantee of economic success
There is little to be gained from a Sino-Indian summit where competitive rhetoric outpaces the reality
Xi might not have spoken about Kashmir but we all know where his priorities lie
The high profile summit can be reckoned only as a "qualified success" as both the leaders stuck to their known positions
During his meeting with Nepalese counterpart Bidya Devi Bhandari, Xi announced a support of Nepalese Rs 56 billion over the next two years to help the development programmes
Xi, the first Chinese president to visit Nepal in 22 years, arrived from India, where he held talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
Modi and Xi exchanged views facing the sea front in the luxury Taj resort Fisherman's Cove. The one-on-one will be followed by delegation-level talks at the Tango hall
Today's meeting likely to focus on international, regional issues
Just as the US is telling Americans not to invest in China, President Xi Jinping is welcoming them with open arms
Modi expressed the wish that the summit will further strengthen ties between India and China
Xi will be accompanied by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Politburo members on his visit to India
Trade, especially the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, is also expected to be a focus
India has time and again raised the issue of widening trade deficit with China, which stood at over $50 billion in 2018-19.
The two leaders will engage in one-on-one talks during the meeting and are expected to discuss expanding economic and development ties apart from the Kashmir issue and the CPEC