(Reuters) -Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday at the BRICS summit in Russia, India's foreign secretary said, their first meeting since 2020 when ties nosedived after their forces clashed on their disputed frontier.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed his country’s growing relations with Russia as he met President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the BRICS summit of emerging powers.

The meeting, expected to focus on improvements in India-China relations after both sides reached a consensus on a patrolling arrangement along the LAC following years of tensions, is set to happen on