Hours after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping meeting on Sunday morning in the Chinese city of Tianjin, the Ministry of External Affairs said in a press briefing that both leaders discussed in a meeting that India and China are partners and not rivals. As per MEA, the two leaders further agreed that the two countries were of view that “differences should not be allowed to be turned into disputes”. Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, in a briefing to media, said both leaders “expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question” and noted the successful disengagement last year, emphasising “peace and tranquillity on the border areas for continued and smooth development of bilateral relations.” On strategic ties, Xi proposed to “strengthen strategic communication and deepen mutual trust, to expand exchanges and cooperation, to achieve mutual benefit and win-win results, to accommodate each other's concerns, and finally to strengthen multilateral cooperation,” which Modi responded to positively. Modi also invited Xi to the BRICS Summit in 2026, and, he said, “President Xi…offered China's full support to India's BRICS presidency.” The meeting took place ahead of the Heads of State summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), hosted by China this year. Here are six major points on the meeting as announced in MEA briefing: