Prime Minister Narendra Modi reached Tianjin, China on Saturday, marking his first visit in more than seven years. During this trip, he is set to participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit and engage in a one-on-one meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Modi arrived in China after wrapping up his visit to Japan, where discussions focused on strengthening cooperation in areas such as trade, space exploration, and transport.
He will remain in China until September 1, with a high-level dialogue scheduled with President Xi to review the current state of economic relations and explore ways to restore greater normalcy between the two countries.
The SCO summit is seen as particularly important this year, coinciding with heightened concern in India over the recently imposed fifty percent tariffs by the United States, which came into effect earlier this week.