BRICS Summit 2017: Modi, Xi put Doklam stand-off behind, keen to move on

Chinese premier tells Modi if bilateral ties can grow, it will serve interests of both countries

India and China on Tuesday indicated the Doklam military stand-off was an issue in the past, and the two neighbours were keen to move on.

Xinhua, the state run Chinese news agency, quoted Chinese President Xi Jinping to have told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their bilateral meeting that “China and India should see each other as development opportunities, not threats.” Xi said to Modi that “peaceful coexistence, win-win cooperation was the "only correct choice" for China and India.”

The much anticipated Modi-Xi bilateral meeting, their first after the 73-day Doklam stand-off, lasted a bit over an hour. The meeting