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Modi Returns to China for SCO Summit With Xi Likely to Personally Receive Him and Putin

India seeks tougher SCO language on cross-border terrorism under the new U.S. tariff backdrop.

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 foreign ministry confirmed Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the SCO leaders’ summit in Tianjin on August 31–September 1, marking his first visit to China in over seven years.
  • Before Tianjin, Modi will visit Japan on August 29–30 for the annual summit with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, with defence and space cooperation highlighted by officials.
  • Reuters reports Chinese President Xi Jinping is expected to personally receive Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin, with more than 20 leaders slated to attend the gathering.
  • New Delhi is working with SCO members to secure a declaration that strongly condemns terrorism, including cross-border terrorism, with the text still under negotiation.
  • Modi is expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines, including a possible meeting with Xi under discussion, as U.S. tariffs of 50% on many Indian goods take effect.