JOHANNESBURG: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping had a brief conversation on the sidelines of the BRICS summit. The meeting between the two lasted only for a few minutes in the face of ongoing border tensions. A video of the two leaders exchanging a handshake and having a brief conversation has come out.

Before issuing a joint statement of the 15th BRICS Summit by the leaders of the grouping, PM Modi and the Chinese Premier were seen walking and chatting before they took their designated seats.