The editorial Page: 25 years on, america’s response to 9/11 is its biggest self-inflicted hurt 10 FRIDAY, SEPTEmBER 11, 2026 Journalism of Courage kolkAtA, lAtE citY, 18 pAGEs ₹6.00 (₹12 in North East states, ₹20 in Andaman) l www.indianexpress.com dA i lY f R o m : A h m E dA b A d , c h A N d i GA R h , d E l h i , j A i p u R , ko l k AtA , l u c k N o w , m u m b A i , N AG p u R , pAt N A , p u N E , vA d o dA R A Abhishek aide held after SC rejects pre-arrest bail plea in land grab case FIRsT VIsIT To IndIa In seVen YeaRs aMId MoVes To ResToRe TIes Xi will attend BRICS summit, hold bilateral talks with Modi Tanusree Bose Kolkata, New Delhi, September 10 business as usual On India-China table: Review of boundary talks, strategic economic dialogue launch By EP UNNY shubhajit Roy New Delhi, September 10 GiVinGneWimpetustoefforts for restoration of ties between the two countries after a long, tensemilitarystandoffalongthe LineofActualControlineastern Ladakh, the Chinese Foreign ministry announced thursday thatPresidentXiJinpingwillbe travelling to india to attend the BRiCS summit in new Delhi on September 12-13. Xi and Prime minister narendramodiaretomeetoverthe weekend for a structured bilateral meeting — it will be their first meeting in india in seven years.Xi last visited the country in october 2019 when he travelledtomamallapuramnear Chennaiforthesecondinformal bilateral summit of leaders. SourcestoldTheIndianExpress that the two sides are working on launching a strategic economic dialogue, signalling a thaw in the relationship that has been plagued by high trade deficit, issues of market access to Chinese market, lack of investments in india, restrictions on visas to »conTInUed on paGe 2 hasinadaughter saimaquitsWho post;followed dueprocess, saysworldbody inside an illuminated rail Bhavan in new delhi Thursday, ahead of the BrIcs summit. GAjENdRA YAdAv relaTed rePorTs, page 6 page 6 iran’s pezeshkian in delhi today, will meet modi ahead of summit Elephant in the room in meetings with Xi, Putin: India’s manufacturing challenges That frames the key issue: Gap between India’s international economic rhetoric and its national industrial capabilities c Raja Mohan Batumi (Georgia), Sept 10 AS BRiCS leaders gather this weekend in Delhi, the main conversationisabouttheglobal order, the looming shadow of twowarsandseveralcontradictionsbutaconsequentialpartof itwillbedecidedlybilateraland economic. especially Prime minister narendra modi’s talks Tmc mP abhishek Banerjee's personal assistant sumit roy being escorted by cId team after his arrest in kolkata on Thursday. ExpREss which the court sought the transcript and videos of the questioning. Appearing for the state government, Solicitor General tushar mehta, produced the transcripts and videos for the court's perusal and contended thatthepetitionercouldnotdecide how the investigation shouldproceed.“theymayask randomhaphazardquestions.” Sankaranarayananalsosaid »conTInUed on paGe 2 No ‘ruffiangiri’: This Collector makes Thar, Fortuner owners take safe-driving pledge Kamal saiyed Surat, September 10 E. with Presidents Vladimir Putin of Russia and Xi Jinping of China. modi and Putin are meetingFridayaheadof theBRiCSsummit.over the last couple of bilateral engagements,theyhavesoughtto give greater balance to their weak economic partnership. the two leaders will also visit the first india-Russia internationalindustrialtradefairbeing Sumit Roy,personalassistant of trinamool Congress mP Abhishek Banerjee, was arrested onthursday,immediatelyafter the Supreme Court dismissed his anticipatory bail plea in the Salboni land-grab case. A three-judge bench presided by Chief Justice of india SuryaKantsaidthatinthefacts and circumstances of the case, it was not inclined to grant him the relief. the court had earlier stayed his arrest but asked him tocooperatewiththeinvestigation. Roy had moved the top court after the Calcutta High Court rejected his pre-arrest plea. Appearing for Roy, Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan had questioned the line of interrogation following held in Delhi this week. the emphasis on balance is important. india’sexportstoRussia remain below $5 billion, against imports of $63.8 billion in 2024-25. the trade deficit is nearly $59 billion, largely because Russian oil and other natural resources dominate india’s imports. But the problem is not »conTInUed on paGe 2 tHe DAmAn district administration has made the owners of mahindratharandtoyotaFortuner SuVs take a vow to drive their vehicles safely. During a road safety campaign organised in the union territoryofDadraandnagarHaveli andDamanandDiuonWednesdayevening,theDistrictCollector of Daman, Saurabh mishra, said the thar was not a vehicle for “bhaigiri” or “ruffiangiri” sUV owners take the pledge at Transport nagar in daman. ExpREss (don or ruffianly behaviour). “thar means responsibility”,andtharownersshouldbe citizens who extend help to women on the road and to »conTInUed on paGe 2 After DGCA cracks whip, dope tests begin on all pilots of Indian airlines sukalp sharma New Delhi, September 10 in tHe wake of an Air india pilot testing positive for drugs after the aircraft he was commanding lost altitude all of a sudden while flying from Phuket to Delhi, the Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has ordered all indian airlines to conduct a one-time testforpsychoactivesubstances on all pilots by July next year, The Indian Express has learnt. Sourcessaidthedirectionto airlines was issued in August and testing has already begun. indian airlines are estimated to have close to 14,000 pilots. »conTInUed on paGe 2 The happiest dreams are shared. So are the moments that follow. Celebrations bring families together. Dreams keep them moving forward. Planning today can help prepare for the goals that matter tomorrow. saima Wazed was regional director, Who, south east asia divya a New Delhi, September 10 SAimA WAzeD, daughter of ousted Bangladesh Prime minister Sheikh Hasina, has resigned from her post as Regional Director, World Health organization (WHo), South east Asia. WhileWazedresignedWednesday evening, the WHo told The Indian Express that a recommendation for the termination of her employment had been made a day earlier. the development comes in the wake of a year-long tussle between Wazed and WHo Director-General tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. She was sent on leave in July 2025 over allegations of misconduct. 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