Prime Minister Narendra Modi will come face-to-face with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time amid the standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh during a virtual BRICS summit on November 17. Russia on Monday formally announced the date of the 12th BRICS summit, which PM Modi and Xi are expected to attend through video conference. The theme of this year’s summit is “BRICS Partnership for Global Stability, Shared Security and Innovative Growth”. Established in 2009, BRICS represents the collective voice of the Global South with Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa as its members.