AKIPRESS.COM - Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi met Chinese President Xi Jinping in Astana on June 9 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit.

The meeting comes amid growing differences between the two countries over a host of issues, including the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and India's Nuclear Suppliers Group membership bid, India Today reported.

The meeting between top leaders of the neighbouring Asian countries is the first after India boycotted the high-profile Belt and Road Forum held in Beijing last month in which 29 world leaders took part.

India abstained from the Summit to highlight its concerns over the US$ 50 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor which is part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) and passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).