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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

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- The Mamallapuram Summit was the second India-China informal summit, held on 11-12 October 2019 between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping near Chennai.
- How did the Mamallapuram Summit differ from a formal bilateral summit?
- What concrete outcomes emerged from the Chennai connect?
- Why is the Mamallapuram Summit considered a failure by critics?
- How does the informal summit relate to the Special Representatives mechanism?

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1. 12 October 2019

   The Mamallapuram Summit was the second India-China informal summit, held on 11- between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping near Chennai.

2. 28 April 2018

   It followed the inaugural informal summit held at Wuhan, China, on 27-, and institutionalised what came to be called the "Wuhan spirit" and subsequently the…

3. 15 June 2020

   Within eight months, in May-June 2020, Chinese and Indian forces clashed in eastern Ladakh, culminating in the Galwan Valley incident of in which twenty Ind…

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In October 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted President Xi Jinping at Mamallapuram, personally guiding him through the Pallava-era Shore Temple to evoke ancient India-China maritime links.

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