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BRICS Summit 2026: Who’s coming, what’s on the agenda and why it matters

India is hosting the BRICS Summit with leaders from Russia, China, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. But can New Delhi balance its ties with the Global South while avoiding an anti-Western tilt?

Indian envoy urges stable, predictable India-China ties ahead of Xi visit

Indian Ambassador Vikram Doraiswami has stressed the importance of maintaining stable, predictable and amicable India-China ties, as Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit New Delhi to attend this week's BRICS summit. This will be Xi's first visit to India in nearly seven years. He is also expected to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the 18th BRICS Summit from September 12 to 13. "As two of the world's most populous emerging economies, a stable, predictable and amicable relationship between India and China is not only in the interest of our 2.8 billion people, but is also a significant factor for peace, stability and prosperity in Asia and the wider world," Doraiswami said in an article published in the state-run Global Times. He said that both India and China have a stake in ensuring that global governance structures evolve to reflect the aspirations and interests of the developing world as Asia and the wider international landscape become ...

16 killed in landslides in southeastern China; over 18,000 evacuated

Searchers in southeastern China have found another body from rain-triggered landslides last weekend in Jiangxi province, raising the death toll to 16, state media said Thursday. The deaths were spread across three towns in Suichuan county, where heavy rain drenched the area for days after Typhoon Saudel came ashore on China's east coast. A mudslide in Gaoping town killed 13 people, state broadcaster CCTV said in an online report. Two others were found dead in Zuo'an town, and one other in Tanghu town. More than 18,000 people have been evacuated in Suichuan County, the official Xinhua News Agency said. Two more people were killed in neighboring Hunan province following rains brought by the typhoon, state media reported earlier. The CCTV report didn't specify the cause of the deaths but said the rain had triggered landslides and other disasters. Saudel made landfall twice in Zhejiang province on August 28 and a third time as a tropical storm in Fujian province on September 3. Jiangx

China's DeepSeek taps CITIC Securities for domestic IPO: Report

DeepSeek's engagement of CITIC, which has ​not been reported so far, is an indication that the startup is moving along in its IPO plan.

Mao, Cultural Revolution cast long shadow over China 50 years on

During the Cultural Revolution, a distrustful and ageing Mao mobilised students and supporters against perceived "class enemies," including leaders accused of "taking the capitalist road,"

Alibaba, DeepSeek have 'systematically' siphoned AI models, says US

The Chinese firms have used a technique known as distillation since 2024 to access and draw information from US AI models at an industrial scaleto train their own systems, said US agencies

China exports surge 25% in Aug on strong demand for autos, high tech goods

China's exports accelerated in August, jumping 25% from a year earlier on strong demand for autos and high-tech goods, its customs agency said Tuesday. The data came ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump's planned meeting with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, set for late September, though Beijing has not yet confirmed the exact date for the visit. Exports grew 23.9% year-on-year in July. Imports climbed 28.2% in August from a year earlier, up from July's 27.5% rise. That led to a $119.1 billion trade surplus for China, widening from $112.5 billion in July.

Mix of factors prompt India-China military talks in eastern sector

Chinese President Xi Jinping's expected India visit, border talks in Beijing in August and a ground issue seem to have contributed to the decision

China to pump $47 bn into state banks, insurers in capital-boosting push

China Life Insurance (Group) Co, the country's ‌largest life insurer, will receive 35 ​billion yuan, while ​China Taiping Insurance Group will get 7 billion yuan, the ​two groups said

Traders turn to bullish Chinese stock bets as AI trades crowd Korea, Japan

Trading desks from Barclays Plc to UBS Group AG are seeing rising client demand for bullish options and swap contracts tied to China's CSI indexes in recent weeks

Pacific leaders criticise China's new missile test, call for advance notice

Pacific island leaders voiced concern over an ICBM test that flew over several member states without adequate notice and called for at least 24 hours' warning for future launches

Chinese AI firm Moonshot files confidentially for Hong Kong IPO

The developer of the Kimi large language model is aiming to raise $3 billion, one of the people said, as per Reuters.

India backs US on global imbalances, but China blocks G20 consensus

G20 members failed to reach a joint statement after China opposed the proposal, contending with the Chair's statement.

China's Xi urges new Middle East security framework during Egypt visit

Xi also said China was ready to work with regional countries to safeguard shipping routes, an issue that has taken on greater importance after conflict disrupted traffic through the Strait of Hormuz

Floods aftermath: Nepal seeks climate compensation from India, China, US

China, the US and India have made "extremely large" contributions to climate change and left smaller nations "enduring the price of it," Nepal's Foreign Minister Shisir Khanal told Kantipur TV.

What caused Nepal’s flash flood? | Tibet | Bhote Koshi River | Rasuwa | USGS

A deadly flash flood struck Nepal’s Rasuwa district on August 26, killing more than 160 people and leaving over 750 missing, including 133 Indians.

Nepal asked China for data on glacier risks months before deadly floods

Nepal and China discussed monitoring floods and glacier hazards in May, but Nepali officials said limited data sharing left them without enough information to anticipate major disasters

49 Indians missing after Tibet mudslide; death toll climbs to nearly 800

Search on for 537 workers at nine hydroelectric projects

China offers emergency aid to flood-hit Nepal as death toll crosses 650

China on Saturday offered emergency financial assistance and aid to Nepal, which has been devastated by flash floods that have killed more than 650 people, and nearly 2,400 people remained missing. Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Saturday spoke to his Nepalese counterpart Shisir Khanal to convey Beijing's decision to provide the assistance package to Nepal to deal with Wednesday's flash floods at the Tibet-Nepal border. Wang told Khanal that this was the most serious cross-border disaster in recent years and the complexity and difficulty of the relief work was unprecedented, according to Chinese official media. Chinese relief supplies are expected to arrive in Kathmandu shortly, and two teams of China's tunnel rescue experts are headed to the affected areas to help with the operations, he said. China has shared important information, including imagery of the affected areas, satellite and hydrological data, with Nepal as well as early-warning information on an upstream barrier .