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Modi to Attend SCO Summit in Tianjin After Japan Stop, With Xi and Putin Meetings Expected

It will be Modi’s first trip to China in more than seven years.

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The SCO summit in China will be attended by Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif and Russia President Vladimir Putin.
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Overview

  • The prime minister is slated to be in Japan on August 29–30 before traveling to Tianjin for the SCO leaders’ meeting on August 31–September 1 at President Xi Jinping’s invitation.
  • Media reports point to planned bilaterals with Xi on August 31 and Vladimir Putin on September 1, while India’s foreign secretary said sideline schedules are still being finalized.
  • Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif is also expected at the summit alongside other SCO leaders.
  • The visit follows new U.S. tariff hikes on Indian exports announced by President Donald Trump, including duties raised to 50 percent and an additional 25 percent tied to Russian oil purchases.
  • India and China are discussing steps to ease frictions, including resuming direct flights after five years and exploring the reopening of border trade at three Himalayan crossings.