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Modi urges Xi to keep border differences peaceful, warns against disputes
✍️ The Business Standard
🗓 16 Sep 2026, 01:01 PM
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi told President Xi Jinping that while India and China have differences, they must not turn into disputes, emphasizing peace along the border as essential for stable ties.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a recent dialogue with President Xi Jinping, stressed that the two nations share differences but these should never evolve into open disputes. He highlighted that maintaining peace along the contested border is fundamental to the health of India‑China relations.
Modi’s remarks come against a backdrop of periodic border tensions that have periodically strained bilateral ties. By urging restraint and dialogue, he signalled a willingness to manage disagreements through diplomatic channels rather than confrontation.
Both leaders acknowledged the importance of stable ties for regional security and economic cooperation, and Modi’s statement underscored a mutual interest in preventing border issues from derailing broader engagement.
Modi’s remarks come against a backdrop of periodic border tensions that have periodically strained bilateral ties. By urging restraint and dialogue, he signalled a willingness to manage disagreements through diplomatic channels rather than confrontation.
Both leaders acknowledged the importance of stable ties for regional security and economic cooperation, and Modi’s statement underscored a mutual interest in preventing border issues from derailing broader engagement.