Chinese foreign minister to visit Delhi ahead of BRICS summit preparations

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi is due to visit New Delhi on June 22-23 for a meeting of BRICS national security advisers, in a move described as part of preparations for the bloc's leaders' summit in India in September. The talks are expected to focus on international security, major regional issues and joint responses to traditional and non-traditional security challenges. The visit comes as India prepares to host the next BRICS summit and as member states coordinate their positions ahead of the gathering.

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According to Chinese officials, Wang will exchange views with other BRICS members on the current international security situation and wider regional developments. Beijing said the meeting would also be used to make preparations for the September summit and to deepen political and security cooperation among the group's members. Wang is also China's special representative on the India-China border issue, and is expected to meet India's national security adviser Ajit Doval during the trip.

The visit carries added significance because it comes after Wang was unable to attend last month's BRICS foreign ministers' meeting, having remained in Beijing for the visit of US President Donald Trump. It is also being read as a signal that Chinese President Xi Jinping may attend the BRICS leaders' summit in India on September 12-13. Russia has already said President Vladimir Putin will attend the meeting, adding to the diplomatic weight of the gathering.

BRICS has become an important forum for coordination among major emerging economies, and the Delhi meeting is part of the wider effort to shape the agenda before leaders arrive in India later this year. The discussions are taking place against what Chinese officials described as a volatile global environment, with security challenges rising and multilateral cooperation under strain. For India, the summit preparations also provide a channel for continued engagement with China at a time when bilateral ties remain sensitive.

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The current visit follows a gradual thaw that began in October 2024, when China and India agreed to complete the disengagement of troops along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh. Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi met in Kazan, Russia, on the margins of the BRICS summit that month, and the disengagement process was completed in November. Wang later visited India in August 2025, shortly before Modi's first visit to China in seven years for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin.

What remains unclear is whether Xi Jinping will in fact travel to India for the September summit, and how far the Delhi talks will narrow differences on regional and bilateral issues. The outcome of Wang's meetings with Indian officials will also be watched for signs of progress on security coordination and border-related discussions. The next key marker will be the BRICS NSA meeting itself, followed by confirmation of leader attendance for the September summit.

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