Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday met Chinese President Xi Jinping and said he is “committed” to taking India-China relations “forward based on mutual trust, respect and sensitivity”.
During a meeting with Mr Jinping on the sidelines of the two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in China’s Tianjin, PM Modi also said an “atmosphere of peace and stability” has been created after the disengagement on the border.
“Last year in Kazan, we had very fruitful discussions, which gave a positive direction to our relations. After the disengagement on the border, an atmosphere of peace and stability has been created,” he said, referring to the meeting between the two leaders in Russia in October, on the sidelines of the BRICS summit.
Sharing my remarks during meeting with President Xi Jinping. https://t.co/pw1OAMBWdc
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 31, 2025
PM Modi also spoke about the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra and direct flights between the two countries.
“The interests of 2.8 billion people of both countries are linked to our cooperation. This will also pave the way for the welfare of the entire humanity,” he said.
This is PM Modi’s first visit to China in seven years and comes amid a downturn in India-US ties triggered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Indian goods.
Twenty foreign leaders are attending the SCO Plus summit, which is being organised by China, this year’s rotating chair of the 10-member bloc.
Besides China and India, the bloc consists of Russia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus.
