At the BRICS Summit, Modi paused his speech to ask Xi Jinping, "Are you okay?" Xi Jinping's absence from the dinner that night caused concern

When Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a speech at the BRICS Summit on September 12, he noticed that Chinese President Xi Jinping seemed a little uncomfortable. He immediately paused his speech, turned to Xi Jinping, and asked through the accompanying interpreter, "Is it okay?" (Is it okay?), and asked again a moment later. This scene caused heated discussion in the Indian media; Xi Jinping was absent from the BRICS Summit dinner hosted by Modi that night.

According to comprehensive Indian media reports, this episode occurred about 4 minutes and 30 seconds to 5 minutes into Modi's speech on the 12th. Modi turned to Xi Jinping and asked through an interpreter, "Is it okay?" and then asked again seconds later. As for what happened to Xi Jinping at that time, there is currently no official explanation. Reports also pointed out that the situation at that time may be related to the microphone or the translator, so it cannot be directly interpreted as a health problem for Xi Jinping.

It is worth noting that Xi Jinping still participated in the BRICS Summit on September 12 and held a bilateral meeting with Modi for about 40 minutes. The two sides discussed Sino-Indian relations, border peace, trade and supply chain and other issues.

However, Xi Jinping did not attend the dinner hosted by Modi for BRICS leaders, partner countries and representatives of international organizations that night. Indian media quoted sources as saying that Xi Jinping may return to the hotel to rest after a full day of intensive travel, but there is currently no official announcement of the exact reason for his absence from the dinner.

The 2026 BRICS Summit will be held in New Delhi, India, from September 12th to 13th. This is also Xi Jinping’s first visit to India in seven years. According to Chinese official media reports, Chinese President Xi Jinping took a special plane to New Delhi, India, on the morning of the 12th to attend the BRICS Summit. Cai Qi, Director of the General Office of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, and Foreign Minister Wang Yi and other officials accompanied the visit.

Due to recent reports that Huawei founder Ren Zhengfei and his family have mysteriously disappeared and are even suspected of "escape", relevant news spread rapidly on the Internet, triggering attention and heated discussions from the outside world. Some Chinese netizens posted on a social platform that Xi Jinping felt unwell at the BRICS summit and unexpectedly missed the summit dinner. Could it be that the situation inside the wall had changed and Xi was hit by the news and suddenly felt unwell.