There is a fresh sign of a thaw between two Asian giants - India and China.
Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to attend next month's BRICS summit in New Delhi with a large delegation.
This - if materialises - would be his first visit to Indian in seven years.
India is hosting the September 12 to 13 summit, where Xi's presence would be watched less for the BRICS agenda than for what it signals about Beijing and New Delhi's efforts to stabilise relations.
There has been a deadly border clash between armies of both the countries at Galwan valley in 2020.
"Chinese officials are busy finalising hotels and security protocols," a source remarked.
Of course, for his part Narendra Modi as Indian PM visited China for the first time after a long gap but the relationship has only improved gradually.
More recently, a fresh border-related dispute triggered sharp diplomatic exchanges between the two sides.
Xi - it is understood - was likely to be accompanied by a delegation of about 400 officials, compared with fewer than 200 officials the last time in 2019.
On October 11 and 12, 2019, PM Modi hosted Xi at Mamallapuram (Mahabalipuram) in Tamil Nadu for an Informal Summit. In the discussions then both the leaders focused on enhancing trade, economic cooperation, and people-to-people bilateral connections.
Among the Global Issues; they also discussed terrorism, regional stability, and maintaining a rules-based international order.
Officials from both countries are expected to use the summit to explore ways to expand engagement while managing long-standing differences over the border and regional security issues, the sources added. Xi's final travel plans and agenda for any potential bilateral between India and China are yet to be finalised, the sources said.
The Chinese foreign ministry said, "China attaches great importance to and actively participates in BRICS cooperation, and supports India, the current chair, in successfully hosting this year's BRICS summit."
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