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Modi Confirms Tianjin SCO Visit After Japan Trip With Push for Strong Anti-Terror Declaration

New Delhi is seeking explicit SCO language condemning cross-border terrorism to shape the summit outcome.

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

  • The MEA confirmed Modi’s travel to Japan on August 29–30 and to Tianjin for the SCO summit on August 31–September 1.
  • India said the summit declaration text is still being finalised and it is working to secure a strong condemnation of terrorism, including cross-border terrorism.
  • Bilateral meetings are expected on the sidelines, with an expected meeting with Xi Jinping and a possible meeting with Vladimir Putin still unconfirmed.
  • This will be Modi’s first visit to China in more than seven years as the two sides pursue incremental confidence-building after the 2020 Galwan clashes.
  • The trip follows a U.S. tariff hike lifting duties on Indian goods to 50% from August 27, as Tokyo talks focus on cooperation in critical minerals, defence, ship maintenance and space.