Modi-Xi In Tianjin Summit After 7 Years

The SCO Summit 2025 in Tianjin, China, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi Jinping will meet for the first time since the 2020 Galwan border clashes and the COVID-19 pandemic strained India-China ties. Scheduled for August 31, 2025, this landmark event brings together leaders from 10 Eurasian countries to foster geopolitical integration under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO). This reunion, after a seven-year gap on each other’s soil, follows a rollercoaster of diplomacy—starting with the warm 2015 Ahmedabad-Xi’an visits, $20 billion Chinese investment pledges, and iconic selfies, to the 2017 Doklam standoff, the 2018 Wuhan “Heart to Heart” summit, and the 2019 Chennai talks. Tensions peaked with the Galwan clash in 2020, marking the first gunfire along the Line of Actual Control in 45 years, but recent months have seen progress with resumed pilgrim and tourist exchanges. Will this summit reset the fragile India-China relationship? Expect discussions on border disputes, terrorism, trade, and confidence-building measures, building on the “forward-looking” engagement set in 2017. With global eyes on this thaw, get live updates, expert analysis, and historical insights into their evolving partnership. From the early camaraderie to the frozen distance of 2020-2024, and now a potential turning point, this meeting could redefine Asia’s geopolitical landscape. Subscribe now.