Indian and Chinese troops engaged in hand-to-hand combat in Galwan ⁠Valley in ⁠the Indian territory of Ladakh in the western Himalayas — their first deadly military ​confrontation since 1975 — after Indian soldiers set fire to two tents and observation towers they said were built on their side of the disputed border.

BRICS summit India LIVE: Chinese President Xi Jinping has reportedly left Beijing for New Delhi at the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The two leaders are expected to meet on the sidelines of the two-day BRICS summit on Saturday.

Chinese President Xi Jinping is set to visit India after seven years for the BRICS Summit, with Modi-Xi talks expected to focus on the LAC, trade and bilateral ties amid tight security in Delhi.

India is witnessing an unprecedented food safety crackdown, with regulators forcing many local eateries and branded restaurants to suspend operations, while a push for front-of-pack warning labels has rattled the country's more than $100 billion packaged food industry.

China sees the group as a vehicle for challenging American power. India wants to keep the group broad enough to avoid choosing sides.

Political discussions surrounding the BRICS summit focus on the upcoming bilateral engagement between India and China alongside broader geopolitical considerations. Discussions highlight that member nations seek economic resilience against external trade and military pressures without creating direct confrontation with the United States.

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Fintech companies, the driving force behind the adoption of digital payments in India, are now focusing on offering credit to the underserved population.

The partnership under the TRUST initiative aims to build secure, resilient and diversified subsea cable networks while strengthening India's position as a global digital hub.

Sept 11 (Reuters) - The U.S. Commerce Department on Friday finalized steep duties on imports of solar cells and panels from India, Indonesia and Laos, finding that producers in those countries dumped cheap products in the United States and benefited from unfair government subsidies.