Japan offers India soft loan for $15 bln bullet train in edge over China

China seeks to cash in on Modi's vision of modernising a creaking train system that 25 million people use daily

Modi has made nuclear power a key element of his clean energy strategy

Xi and Modi met soon after their arrival at a summit of the BRICS group of emerging powers. Xi said the two countries should join hands in setting global rules and suggested he attend the November meeting of the 21-nation APEC in Beijing, as well as take part in Chinese-led regional initiatives.