Xi given warm welcome in India

Second informal summit with Modi expected to enhance mutual trust

President Xi Jinping arrived in Chennai on Friday for the second informal summit with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, which analysts said is expected to enhance political trust between the world's two most populous countries.

The president received a warm welcome on his arrival, with local people holding up photos of the two leaders and waving the countries' national flags along the road.

More than 5,000 local students lined the route from the airport to the Chinese delegation's hotel, the Times of India reported.