On June 23, 2026, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with delegates attending the Meeting of BRICS National Security Advisers and High Representatives on National Security at the Prime Minister’s Office in New Delhi, and had a friendly exchange with Member of the Political Bureau of the CPC Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Commission for Foreign Affairs Wang Yi.

Narendra Modi asked Wang Yi to convey his cordial greetings to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Qiang. Narendra Modi noted that both India and China are ancient civilizations with a history of friendly exchanges spanning several millennia, and for a long period the two countries held leading and influential positions in the world. Under the current circumstances, it is necessary for the two sides to carry forward their traditional friendship, maintain high-level exchanges, advance practical cooperation, and safeguard the common interests of Global South countries. The Indian side supports China in assuming the BRICS chairmanship next year and is ready to work with China to advance the BRICS cause.

Wang Yi conveyed the Chinese leader’s best wishes to Narendra Modi, and said that as the two largest developing countries and important members of the Global South, China and India should play an exemplary role in promoting unity and self-reliance among Global South countries. China will continue to support India in fulfilling its responsibilities as the rotating chair of the BRICS and work together to promote deeper and more substantive progress in BRICS cooperation.

Wang Yi said that China is ready to work with India to implement the important common understandings reached by the leaders of the two countries, continue to enhance mutual trust and dispel misgivings, properly handle sensitive issues, deepen mutually beneficial cooperation, sustain the positive momentum in China-India relations, and jointly advance the modernization process of the two countries. This fully serves the fundamental interests of the two peoples and meets the widespread expectation of the international community.

During the visit, Wang Yi also met with India’s National Security Adviser Ajit Doval.