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Xi-Modi summit: Frosty state of ties told in a handshake
The bonhomie of old and trademark Modi hug are missing, replaced by cold, hard calculations.
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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting on the sidelines of the Brics summit in Kazan, Russia, on Oct 23.
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When China’s Xi Jinping and India’s Narendra Modi sat down for nearly an hour of talks last week in the Russian city of Kazan, it was their first meaningful structured meeting in five years
In the five years prior, the two had met no fewer than 18 times – including in each other’s home towns.
