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China has outpaced the other major powers in engaging the Narendra Modi - led India on a fast - track . Mr Modi became Prime Minister of India on 26 May 2014. Within a few weeks thereafter , Chinese President Xi Jinping and Mr Modi met at the Brazilian port city of Fortaleza on 14 July 2014 (local time) . I t is noteworthy that the meeting was indeed Prime Minister Modi's first face - to - face 'live' conversation with the chief executive of a ny P5 Member. P5 is the political acronym for the powerful Five Permanent Members of the United Nations Security Council - China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the United States . India aspires to attain the same status .