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TopicModi-Xi Summit

Topic: Modi-Xi Summit

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and China President Xi Jinping meet for their second informal summit in Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram. The first had taken place in Wuhan in April 2018.

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A round up of the Hindi and Tamil newspapers opinion pages to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues.

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Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
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Ananya Bhardwaj -
Both the hoaxes surrounding PM Modi started circulating on social media as he arrived in Tamil Nadu for the informal summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
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