Overview

• The New York Times, citing multiple people familiar with the schedule, reports that President Trump does not plan to travel to India for the fall Quad leaders’ meeting.
• Neither Washington nor New Delhi has publicly confirmed a change in plans, and Japanese outlets are presenting the development as unconfirmed.
• Analysis in Mainichi and Chunichi cautions that a presidential no-show could deepen U.S.–India strains and complicate Japan’s security strategy.
• The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit opened in Tianjin, where Xi Jinping and Narendra Modi held talks and noted steps to improve ties, including the resumption of direct flights.
• Reporting traces the cooling of U.S.–India ties to Trump’s claim of mediating a May India–Pakistan ceasefire and his June suggestion that Modi nominate him for a Nobel Peace Prize.