Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to China next week to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, his first visit to the country in more than seven years. The meeting, hosted by President Xi Jinping, is expected to project Global South solidarity, give sanctions-hit Russia another diplomatic platform, and underline…
Updated on: Aug 22, 2025 10:18 am IST The SCO summit, scheduled for August 31 and September 1, will also be attended by UN Secretary General António Guterres. China is all set to host the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin. The event, which will be held on August 31, will be attended…
For months, India has felt the squeeze of China’s export chokehold on rare earth magnets vital for EVs, fertilizers key to food security, and raw materials that keep pharma running. Automakers faced stalled assembly lines, farmers braced for higher costs, and drugmakers feared supply disruptions. Now, with Prime Minister Modi set to visit China for…
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on Tuesday. Wang Yi is visiting India for the first time in three years. The meeting comes a day after External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said China and India want better relations on Monday. This is the latest sign of a thaw between…
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi will begin his two-day visit to India today, 18 August. India and China are expected to discuss new confidence-building measures for durable peace and tranquillity along their contested border during Wang Yi’s visit, which comes ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China trip later this month. Also Read | ‘Resolving…
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov shakes hands with Chinese Defence Minister Dong Jun during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Qingdao, China, on June 26, 2025. | Photo Credit: Russian Defence Ministry via Reuters China hosted Defence Ministers from Iran and Russia for a meeting in its eastern seaside city of Qingdao on…
Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to skip the BRICS Summit in Brazil next month, which, if confirmed, will be his first-ever absence from the meeting of the grouping of emerging economies since taking office 12 years ago, according to a media report. Xi will not attend the BRICS Summit in Rio de Janeiro, the Hong…