Overview

• Leaders signed the Tianjin Declaration after two days of talks in Tianjin, with Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi attending.
• China spotlighted the SCO’s growing reach and Xi proposed a new global governance vision, which Putin publicly backed.
• The declaration reaffirmed cooperation on counterterrorism, drug control and energy, and, according to India’s foreign ministry, condemned Israeli and U.S. military action against Iran.
• Xi and Modi held their first bilateral meeting since October 2024 and signaled steps to improve ties such as resuming direct flights, though border disputes remain unresolved.
• The New York Times reported that President Trump has no plan to visit India this autumn and may skip the Quad leaders’ summit there, a prospect that analysts say could strain U.S.–India coordination.