Coalition Ally's Report on Chinese Encroachment Puts Pressure on Modi Ahead of Xi's BRICS Visit

A fact-finding team from a party in Modi's own coalition reported that China denied Indian army access to patrolling points and encroached on land in Arunachal Pradesh, with locals saying Indian forces abandoned a border post after a 2023 PLA confrontation. The findings emerged weeks before Xi Jinping's expected September 2026 BRICS summit visit to New Delhi, sparking opposition criticism of Modi's silence.