INDIA
Days after supposed Doklam resolution, all eyes will be on the probable meeting between PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of summit.
As Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for the BRICS summit on Sunday, New Delhi is expected to put across the terror concerns more forcefully.
Hosted by China, the next week's BRICS Summit, will see India raising concern over Pakistan's counter-terrorism. On Thursday, however, Beijing had said that it won't be an "appropriate topic" to be discussed at the forum.
Amid the reports that both India and China have reached to an amicable resolution for the Doklam stand-off in Sikkim, there are reports that PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping may meet on the sidelines of the summit.
Without ruling out the probable bilateral meeting, External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said it was a common practice to arrange bilateral meetings on the sidelines of such multilaterals.
However, he refused to divulge details, saying he cannot share timing and other information on bilateral meetings that have already been confirmed.
PM Modi will leave on September 3 to attend the Brazil- Russia-India-China-South Africa (BRICS) Summit on September 4 in China, from where he will travel to Myanmar on a state visit before returning on September 7.
While Kumar refused to "preempt" as to what PM Modi will speak during his intervention at the Summit on Monday in the Chinese city of Xiamen, sources said India is expected to flag its concerns over terrorism strongly.
At the last BRICS Summit, hosted by India, PM Modi had described Pakistan as a "mothership" of terrorism world-wide.
The PM had sought decisive global action such as systematically cutting off funding, weapons supply, training and political support to terror outfits and asserted that selective approach to deal with the menace will be not only futile but also counter-productive.
Leaders are free to speak what they want and it is the joint declaration which is prepared on the basis of consensus, Kumar said when asked about China's view that India's concerns over Pakistan's counter-terrorism record is not an "appropriate topic" to be discussed at the forum.