Modi-Xi SCO Meet: At SCO, Modi Underlines Indo-Sino Peace And Stability, Invites Xi To 2026 BRICS Summit In India

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin, China on Saturday evening, marking his first visit to the country in more than seven years. He attended the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, scheduled for 31 August to 1 September, where he met with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the summit.

"We reviewed the positive momentum in India-China relations since our last meeting in Kazan," Modi posted on X, adding that the two leaders agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas and reaffirmed the commitment to cooperation based on "mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity."

PM Modi, in his opening remarks during delegation-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, said that the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has resumed.

Direct flights are also being started between the two countries. "With cooperation between our nations, the interests of 2.8 billion people are associated - this is needed for humanity," he added.

Xi said that the world is going towards transformation, and China and India are two of the most civilizational countries.

"We are the world's two most populous countries and part of the Global South... It is vital to be friends, a good neighbour, and the Dragon and the Elephant to come together."

He added that India and China must also step up to the historic responsibilities to uphold multilateralism, a multipolar world, and more democracy in international institutions and work together for peace and prosperity in Asia and around the world.

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Modi invited Xi to the BRICS Summit that India will be hosting in 2026. Xi thanked Prime Minister for the invitation and offered China's support to India's BRICS Presidency.

MEA also mentioned that the two leaders noted the need to strengthen people-to-people ties through direct flights and visa facilitation.

"They expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question proceeding from the political perspective of their overall bilateral relations and the long-term interests of the two peoples."

Russian President Vladimir Putin has also arrived at the SCO Summit for a rare four-day visit — and was welcomed by the city’s top officials. 

The 10-member SCO bloc has steadily expanded its size and influence over the past 24 years. Today, the SCO counts Russia, Belarus, China, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as its members.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sunday against the backdrop of US tariff negotiaions. Modi arrived in Tianjin on August 30, 2025, for his first visit to China since 2018.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Tianjin on Sunday morning to attend the SCO.

More foreign leaders including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh have arrived in China for the event. 

During his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Narendra Modi says, “An agreement has been reached between our Special Representatives regarding border management.”

- ANI

"We are determined to take our relationship forward based on mutual trust, respect and sensitivity. We extend our best wishes for the successful hosting of the SCO Summit, and I thank you for the invitation for this visit and this meeting," says PM Modi in his opening remarks

PM Modi, in his opening remarks during delegation-level talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping, says that there is peace and stability on the borders. Kailash Mansarovar Yatra has resumed. Direct flights are also being started between the two countries. "With cooperation between our nations, the interests of 2.8 billion people are associated - this is needed for humanity," he added.

-PTI

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his opening remarks during delegation-level talks with PM Narendra Modi, says, "It is a great pleasure to meet you again, Mr Prime Minister. I welcome you to China for the SCO summit. Last year, we had a successful meeting in Kazan..."

-PTI

Chinese President Xi Jinping said that the world is going towards transformation, and China and India are two of the most civilizational countries.

"We are the world's two most populous countries and part of the Global South... It is vital to be friends, a good neighbour, and the Dragon and the Elephant to come together..."

-PTI

Xi said that the year 2025 marks the 75th anniversary of China-India diplomatic relations and both nations need to handle the relationship from a strategic and long-term perspective.

"We must also step up to our historic responsibilities to uphold multilateralism, a multipolar world, and more democracy in international institutions and work together for peace and prosperity in Asia and around the world," Chinese President Xi Jinping said.

-PTI

Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tianjin, China, on Saturday evening, marking his first visit to the country in more than seven years. He is attending the SCO summit scheduled for 31 August to 1 September. However, the highlight of his visit is a bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping, expected to set the tone for India–China relations after years of friction.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin arrived in China on a rare four-day visit, where around 20 world leaders have gathered for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. Putin was received by top-ranking city officials.

Relations between China and Russia are at their "best in history", and have become "most stable, mature and strategically significant among major countries", Chinese state broadcaster CCTV showed.

-Reuters 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a meeting with Cai Qi, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party, to discuss matters of mutual interest and cooperation between India and China.

Russia and China have taken a common stance against “discriminatory sanctions” that disturb the socioeconomic development of BRICS member countries, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

Putin arrived in Tianjin to attend the Shanghai Cooperation (SCO) summit, and made the remarks in an interview with China’s state-run Xinhua news agency.

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“Our cooperation is linked to the interests of 2.8 billion people of our two countries. This will also pave the way for the welfare of all humanity,” Modi said.

“We are committed to advancing our relations based on mutual trust, respect, and sensitivity,” he said. 

Randhir Jaiswal, Official Spokesperson, Ministry of External Affairs, said that Modi and Xi reviewed the progress of bilateral relations since their meeting in Kazan last year.

"Stable and amicable ties between India and China are important for our economic growth, for reformed multilateralism and for a multipolar world and Asia. Supported the work of the two SRs on the boundary question. Agreed to further promote people to people exchanges," he posted on X

Modi noted that India and China both pursue strategic autonomy, and their ties should not be seen through third country lens: MEA

According to the Ministry of External Affairs, Modi invited Xi to the BRICS Summit that India will be hosting in 2026. President Xi thanked Prime Minister for the invitation and offered China's support to India's BRICS Presidency.

Prime Minister Modi noted that India and China both pursue strategic autonomy, and their relations should not be seen through a third country lens, according to the Ministry of External Affairs.

The two leaders noted the need to strengthen people-to-people ties through direct flights and visa facilitation, the Ministry of External Affairs stated.

"They expressed commitment to a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable resolution of the boundary question proceeding from the political perspective of their overall bilateral relations and the long-term interests of the two peoples."

PM Modi's visit to China comes at an important geopolitical juncture, especially against the backdrop of US President Donald Trump’s ‘tariff war’ unleashed on the globe. The new levies on India — a 50% tariff imposed by the US President — came into effect on August 27.

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"Had a fruitful meeting with President Xi Jinping in Tianjin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit. We reviewed the positive momentum in India-China relations since our last meeting in Kazan," Modi posted on X.

He added that the two leaders agreed on the importance of maintaining peace and tranquility in border areas and reaffirmed the commitment to cooperation based on mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity.

He also held a meeting with Cai Qi, Secretary of the Secretariat of the Chinese Communist Party.

Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri conveyed that Modi emphasised the threat’s significance to both India and China and welcomed China’s cooperative response. The boundary issue also featured prominently in their discussions. Misri noted that Modi and Xi reached a consensus that India and China should be regarded as partners rather than rivals.