Xi Jinping Chennai Visit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation of President Xi Jinping to visit China for a third informal summit next year.

In what many call a welcome change, the Tamil Nadu government and the centre did not put up even a single banner welcoming the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the two-day informal summit in Mamallapuram, near Chennai.

Eleven Tibetans were detained in Chennai on Friday for allegedly trying to protest at the airport and also outside the hotel where Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying during his two-day visit, the police said.

Visiting Chennai for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted to travel to tourist town Mamallapuram by road instead of a helicopter as Chinese leaders, as matter of policy, shun travel by choppers.

Soon after he landed in Chennai this afternoon ahead of the second informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in three languages and said it is "gladdening that Tamil Nadu will host President Xi Jinping". The southern state is "known for its wonderful culture and hospitality," PM Modi tweeted in English,...

Chinese President Xi Jinping left for India this morning for the second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He will arrive in Chennai this afternoon, shortly after which he will visit the coastal town of Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram.

Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in India this afternoon for a two-day visit ahead of his second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Taking note of the extensive clean-up drive in Chennai and nearby Mamallapuram ahead of summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Madras High Court on Thursday said that leaders need to visit Tamil Nadu often so that the state remains spick and span.

A day ahead of Xi Jinping's visit to India, a school in Chennai organised a special welcome for the Chinese President. Around 2,000 students at the school wore masks of the Chinese leader and created formation of his name in Mandarin, while waving the national flags of India and China.

China's statement on "paying close attention to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir", just before Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India for an informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drew a sharp attack from the Congress on Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in India on a two-day visit starting Friday, with an informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi near Chennai. India and China made the announcement simultaneously this morning, just two days before the summit. Government sources said there was "needless speculation" on why the Chinese President's visit wa...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit the historic city of Mahabalipuram near Chennai for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week.

Beijing has been pushing India to accelerate work on a multi-billion dollar rail link from New Delhi to Chennai ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China this week.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has accepted the invitation of President Xi Jinping to visit China for a third informal summit next year.

In what many call a welcome change, the Tamil Nadu government and the centre did not put up even a single banner welcoming the visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the two-day informal summit in Mamallapuram, near Chennai.

Eleven Tibetans were detained in Chennai on Friday for allegedly trying to protest at the airport and also outside the hotel where Chinese President Xi Jinping is staying during his two-day visit, the police said.

Visiting Chennai for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, Chinese President Xi Jinping has opted to travel to tourist town Mamallapuram by road instead of a helicopter as Chinese leaders, as matter of policy, shun travel by choppers.

Soon after he landed in Chennai this afternoon ahead of the second informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted in three languages and said it is "gladdening that Tamil Nadu will host President Xi Jinping". The southern state is "known for its wonderful culture and hospitality," PM Modi tweeted in English,...

Chinese President Xi Jinping left for India this morning for the second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the southern state of Tamil Nadu. He will arrive in Chennai this afternoon, shortly after which he will visit the coastal town of Mahabalipuram or Mamallapuram.

Ancient temples carved into massive rock faces along the ocean will form the backdrop to Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's informal talks aimed at resetting ties strained by border disputes and trade tensions.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive in India this afternoon for a two-day visit ahead of his second informal meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Taking note of the extensive clean-up drive in Chennai and nearby Mamallapuram ahead of summit talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping, the Madras High Court on Thursday said that leaders need to visit Tamil Nadu often so that the state remains spick and span.

A day ahead of Xi Jinping's visit to India, a school in Chennai organised a special welcome for the Chinese President. Around 2,000 students at the school wore masks of the Chinese leader and created formation of his name in Mandarin, while waving the national flags of India and China.

China's statement on "paying close attention to the situation in Jammu and Kashmir", just before Chinese President Xi Jinping's visit to India for an informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, drew a sharp attack from the Congress on Thursday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping will be in India on a two-day visit starting Friday, with an informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi near Chennai. India and China made the announcement simultaneously this morning, just two days before the summit. Government sources said there was "needless speculation" on why the Chinese President's visit wa...

Chinese President Xi Jinping is likely to visit the historic city of Mahabalipuram near Chennai for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi next week.

Beijing has been pushing India to accelerate work on a multi-billion dollar rail link from New Delhi to Chennai ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China this week.