Cultural programme at Shore Temple ends, PM Modi to host dinner for Xi
Know all about Modi-Xi meet at Mamallapuram
Modi, Xi
19:15 October 11
PM Modi, Xi enjoy cultural programme at Shore Temple
18:50 October 11
PM Modi, Chinese President Xi enjoy cultural programme at Shore Temple.
18:40 October 11
PM Modi, Chinese President Xi enjoy cultural programme at Shore Temple.
18:14 October 11
Modi, Xi at Shore Temple
External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar and National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval meet Chinese President Xi Jinping, at Shore Temple in Mamallapuram.
17:44 October 11
Modi, Xi at Panch Rathas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Panch Rathas in Mamallapuram.
17:35 October 11
Modi, Xi at Panch Rathas
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at Panch Rathas in Mamallapuram.
17:24 October 11
PM Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Group of Monuments in Mamallapuram, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This group of sanctuaries, founded by the Pallava kings, was carved out of rock along the Coromandel coast in the 7th and 8th centuries.
17:14 October 11
PM Modi with Xi at Arjuna's Penance in Mamallapuram
Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Arjuna's Penance in Mamallapuram.
17:14 October 11
PM Modi receives Xi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi receives Chinese President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
16:58 October 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaches Mammalapuram.
16:21 October 11
Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves for Mamallapuram from Chennai. Xi Jinping and Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold their second informal summit in the city, later today.
16:04 October 11
Crowd in large number gather to welcome PM Modi and XI
Locals hold placards with pictures of PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping and traditional folk musicians perform at East Coast Road. The leaders will head to Mahabalipuram for the second informal summit.
15:49 October 11
Security beefed up across Chennai and Mamallapuram ahead of PM Modi and Xi's summit.
15:17 October 11
PM Modi tweets in three languages- English, Tamil and Chinese - welcoming Chinese President to India.
14:23 October 11
Chennai accords grand welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives in Chennai, received by Governor Banwarilal Purohit. The second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi will begin in Mahabalipuram today.
14:06 October 11
Chennai accords grand welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping
Chennai accords grand welcome to Chinese President Xi Jinping.
13:35 October 11
Crowd gathers outside ITC Grand Chola Hotel
Members of Chinese community, school children and other people gather outside ITC Grand Chola Hotel, in Chennai, where Chinese President Xi Jinping will arrive later today.
13:14 October 11
Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets in three languages - English, Tamil and Chinese – ahead of his informal summit with Xi.
"It is gladdening that Tamil Nadu will host President Xi Jinping. May this Informal Summit further strengthen ties between India and China," the PM tweeted.
12:54 October 11
Itinerary of Chinese President Xi
Here is the full itinerary of Chinese President Xi's Mamallapuram summit.
12:48 October 11
ITC sends special car to receive Chinese President Xi Jinping from Chola Airport
11:56 October 11
Tibetan activists arrested in Chennai
Tamil Nadu state police have arrested Tibetan activists, who were protesting against Chinese president Xi Jingping, outside ITC hotel in Chennai. President Xi will visit Mamallapuram today for the second informal Summit with PM Modi.
11:36 October 11
PM Modi tweets following his arrival at Chennai International airport.
"It is gladdening that Tamil Nadu will host President Xi Jinping. May this Informal Summit further strengthen ties between India and China," PM tweeted.
11:34 October 11
ITC Grand Chola Hotel decked up for President Xi's arrival
President of China, Xi Jinping will arrive at ITC Grand Chola Hotel after his arrival at Chennai International Airport. The second informal summit between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and him, will begin in Mamallapuram today.
10:04 October 11
Security heightened in Mamallapuram
Indian Navy and Indian Coast Guard have deployed warships, at some distance from the shore in Mamallapuram, to provide security from any seaborne threat. Chinese President Xi will arrive at summit venue today.
09:28 October 11
Mamallapuram decked up for Modi-Xi summit
Department of Horticulture has decorated a huge gate near 'Pancha Rathas' in Mamallapuram. The 18 varieties of vegetables and fruits,brought from different parts of the state were used in this decoration.
09:14 October 11
Chenda Melam (traditional orchestra of Kerala) performers arrive outside Chennai International Airport to welcome the President of China, Xi Jinping, ahead of his arrival today.
08:06 October 11
Know all about Modi-Xi meet at Mamallapuram
Modi-Xi summit to take place at Mamallapuram
Chennai:After assuring Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan that China is "paying close attention to Kashmir", Chinese President Xi Jinping is arriving in India for his second informal summit with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mahabalipuram town of Tamil Nadu.
Xi will be accompanied by China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi and Politburo members on his visit to India. From the Indian side, National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval and EAM S Jaishankar will accompany the Prime Minister.
The historic coastal town of Mahabalipuram will provide the setting for the meeting between Modi and Xi as the two leaders will have tete-a-tete as also delegation-level talks to strengthen bilateral ties.
The visit comes at a time when China has openly extended its support to Pakistan in raising the matter of abrogation of Article 370. China had criticised India's decision on Kashmir and its foreign minister raised it at the UN General Assembly last month.
India took exception to references concerning Kashmir following talks between Xi and Khan and said it is not for other countries to comment on "internal affairs of India."
The forthcoming Chennai Informal Summit will provide an opportunity to the Chinese President and PM Modi to continue their discussions on overarching issues of bilateral, regional and global importance and to exchange views on deepening India-China Closer Development Partnership, the External Affairs Ministry said in a statement. This summit will mostly be similar to the first, held on April 2018 in Wuhan, China.
Xi will arrive at the Chennai International Airport on Friday afternoon, while the Indian Prime Minister will reach the city shortly before noon. The two leaders will meet in Mahabalipuram in the evening and visit some UNESCO world heritage sites.
They will have guided tour of three monuments - Arjuna's penance, an intricately carved ancient sculpture; Krishna's Butter Ball - a big round boulder perched on a slope; and Pancha Rathas - a five chariots monument complex.
The historical city also has a China connection and has had ancient maritime links with the country during the Pallava dynasty. Mahabalipuram was a major port city in the 7th century and served as a gateway for import and export of goods from and to South India.
A cultural programme will be organised in honour of the visiting leader at the Shore Temple on Friday evening. Modi will then host the Chinese President for dinner.
On Saturday, Modi and Xi will have one-to-one meeting followed by delegation-level talks.No Memorandum of Understandings (MoUs), agreements would be signed or joint communique issued.
The objective of the meeting is likely to be the exchange of views on regional and global issues, finding a broad pathway on bilateral relations, and discussing ways to build better connections between the two countries.
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Last Updated : Oct 12, 2019, 9:54 AM IST