Chinese President Xi Jinping is returning to India after seven years, with his September 12–13 visit to New Delhi for the BRICS Summit putting the India-China relationship firmly in the global spotlight. The biggest moment could be a meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with talks expected to cover the Line of Actual Control, border stability, trade, investment, technology and wider economic ties.

US President Donald Trump has announced a sweeping new oil agreement with Venezuela, calling it the “biggest oil deal in world history.” The agreement could open access to vast Venezuelan oil reserves and potentially attract around $100 billion in investment into the country's battered energy sector. Venezuela's government says the deal covers 17 oil fields with a proven potential of 65 billion barrels, while the country has an estimated 303 billion barrels of total crude reserves.