The leaders of China and India held talks after a gap of five years on Wednesday on the sidelines of a BRICS Summit in the Russian city of Kazan, indicating the first major thaw in relations after a deadly clash between their soldiers in 2020. Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held delegation-level talks days after the nuclear-powered neighbours announced an agreement on the patrolling of a contentious section of their border that saw the deadly clash. During their meeting, Xi said the two sides should strengthen communication and cooperation and properly man…