India Politely Refuses Chinese Request Of Bilateral Meeting At BRICS, South Africa

As China claimed that PM Narendra Modi's meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the BRICS meeting in South Africa took place on India's request, top government sources refuted it and said there was a "pending request from the Chinese side". The Government sources said, "There was a pending request from the Chinese side for a bilateral meeting." However, PM Modi had an informal conversation with his Chinese counterpart.