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Modi Confirms Japan, China Visits With SCO Push on Counterterror Language as US Tariffs Hit

Fresh duties raise the stakes for New Delhi’s drive at Tianjin to secure a firm terrorism text during a cautious thaw with Beijing.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping attend a family photo ceremony prior to the BRICS Summit plenary session in Kazan, Russia, Wednesday, Oct. 23, 2024. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong, Japanese Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio stand together at the start of their meeting of the Indo-Pacific Quad at the State Department in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 1, 2025. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi, India on August 19, 2025.
Armoured vehicles of the Indian army at a military camp in Eastern Ladakh, on May 19, 2024.

Overview

  • India’s Ministry of External Affairs confirmed Modi will be in Japan on August 29–30 and in Tianjin for the SCO leaders’ meeting on August 31–September 1, marking his first China visit in over seven years.
  • The government said bilateral meetings on the SCO sidelines are being finalised, and separate reporting says Xi Jinping is likely to personally welcome Modi and Vladimir Putin.
  • India is negotiating the summit declaration to include a strong condemnation of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, with the text still under finalisation.
  • In Tokyo, Modi and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will review defence ties, ship maintenance cooperation, space collaboration such as LUPEX, and work on critical minerals and resilient supply chains.
  • The United States’ new tariffs doubling duties on many Indian goods to 50 percent took effect on August 27, intensifying the policy context for India’s outreach in Asia.