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Modi Confirms Japan Trip and China SCO Visit as U.S. Tariffs Take Effect

Fresh U.S. tariffs sharpen New Delhi’s push for tougher SCO language on cross-border terrorism.

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
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Overview

  • India’s foreign ministry confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan on Aug. 29–30 and then Tianjin, China, for the SCO leaders’ summit on Aug. 31–Sept. 1.
  • Modi is set to hold a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the SCO sidelines, his first China visit in more than seven years.
  • An additional 25% U.S. tariff on Indian goods takes effect Aug. 27, lifting total duties to about 50% in response to India’s purchases of discounted Russian crude.
  • India is working with SCO members to secure a strong leaders’ declaration condemning terrorism, including cross‑border attacks, with the text still under negotiation.
  • In Tokyo, Modi and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership, with discussions expected on Quad cooperation, critical minerals, defence collaboration, ship maintenance and ISRO‑JAXA space projects.