Eyes on Xi visit, ‘early harvest’ as Doval heads to Beijing

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · Aug 23, 2026 · 130 words · By Ananth Krishnan

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What to know about Eyes on Xi visit, ‘early harvest’ as Doval heads to Beijing

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected to visit Beijing on Monday (August 24, 2026) and Tuesday (August 25, 2026) for the 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs) on the boundary question, and ahead of a possible visit to India…

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Why it matters

Doval’s visit and talks with Chinese Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi will also take stock of the broader bilateral relationship.

Common ground

That the visit is taking place a few weeks before India’s hosting of the BRICS Summit on September 12 is an indication that both sides are preparing for a first visit by Mr.

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No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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Claim 1: “India’s hosting of the BRICS Summit on September 12”

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Wikipedia explicitly confirms that the 18th BRICS Summit was held in New Delhi, India, from September 12–13, 2026. This is further corroborated by The Times of India.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2021 BRICS summit is the thirteenth annual BRICS summit, an international relations conference attended by the heads of state or heads of government of the five member states Brazil, Russia, India…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2024 BRICS summit was the sixteenth annual BRICS summit, held in Kazan, Russia. It was the first BRICS summit to include Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, and the United Arab Emirates as members, following t…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 18th BRICS Summit was held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, India from 12–13 September 2026 under India's 2026 BRICS chairship. It brought together delegations from the BRICS members, partner coun…
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Claim 2: “National Security Advisor Ajit Doval is expected to visit Beijing on Monday (August 24, 2026) and Tuesday (August 25, 2026)”

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Multiple independent news sources (India Today, The Hindu) confirm that NSA Ajit Doval visited Beijing on August 24 and 25, 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shivshankar Menon (born 5 July 1949) is a retired Indian diplomat and statesman of Indian Foreign Service who served as the 4th National Security Advisor of India to the Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A brief armed conflict between India and Pakistan began on 7 May 2025, after India launched missile strikes on Pakistan, in a military campaign codenamed Operation Sindoor. India said that the operati…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Ajit Kumar Doval (born 20 January 1945) is an Indian bureaucrat, spymaster and retired police and intelligence officer who has been serving as the longest tenured National Security Advisor of India (N…
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Claim 3: “Mr. Doval’s visit and talks with Chinese Politburo member and Foreign Minister Wang Yi”

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Multiple sources (Rediff.com, Google News, and a specific report on SR talks) confirm that Ajit Doval held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi during the visit.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The National Security Advisor (NSA) is the senior official on the National Security Council of the Republic of India, and the chief advisor to the Prime Minister of the Republic of India on national s…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Wang Yi (Chinese: 王毅; pinyin: Wáng Yì; born 19 October 1953) is a Chinese diplomat and politician who is the director of the Central Committee Foreign Affairs Commission Office of the Chinese Communis…
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Claim 4: “for the 25th round of talks between the Special Representatives (SRs) on the boundary question”

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The Hindu and other reports explicitly state the purpose of the visit was for the 25th round of Special Representatives (SRs) talks on the boundary question.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beijing, previously romanized as Peking, is the capital city of China. With more than 21.8 million residents, it is the world's most populous national capital city, as well as China's second-largest c…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Office of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China in Beijing is the representative office of the Government of Hong Kong in the national cap…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Office of the Macau Special Administrative Region in Beijing is the representative office of the government of Macau in Beijing, the capital of China. Its counterpart office is the Liaison Office …
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Claim 5: “first visit by Mr. Xi in seven years”

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Multiple web search results state that President Xi Jinping's visit to India for the BRICS summit is his first in seven years, with one source specifically noting his last visit was in October 2019.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From September 23 to 25, 2026, Xi Jinping, the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and president of China, and his wife Peng Liyuan are having a state visit to the United States, received…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a list of international trips made by Xi Jinping during his tenure as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the president of China. Xi Jinping has made 56 international trip…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Xi Jinping (born 15 June 1953) is a Chinese politician who is the paramount leader of China. He has served as the general secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and chairman of the Party Centr…
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