Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China from August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin at the invitation of China's President Xi Jinping,

The 2025 Shanghai Cooperation Summit in Tianjin will host 30 global leaders, including Vladimir Putin and Antonio Guterres, from August 31 to September 1. Announced by China, the summit will focus on neighbourhood diplomacy,

India has successfully test-fired an indigenously developed intermediate-range ballistic missile capable of carrying a nuclear warhead deep into the territory of its geopolitical rival, China, just as Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares for his first visit there in years.