Xi Returns to Delhi: BRICS Summit Puts India's Balancing Act to the Test

Chinese President Xi Jinping will land in New Delhi on September 12 for the 18th BRICS Summit — his first visit to India in nearly seven years. The visit, now officially confirmed by Beijing, signals a deliberate diplomatic thaw after the deadly 2020 Galwan clash that killed 20 Indian and four Chinese soldiers. For Indian citizens, the stakes are tangible: will this thaw ease the visa logjams, investment restrictions, and import...