{"id":1298591,"date":"2025-08-07T08:51:13","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T03:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/?p=1298591"},"modified":"2025-08-07T08:51:47","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T03:21:47","slug":"after-5-years-pm-modi-likely-to-visit-china-for-sco-summit-india-getting-closer-to-china","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/after-5-years-pm-modi-likely-to-visit-china-for-sco-summit-india-getting-closer-to-china\/","title":{"rendered":"After 5 Years, PM Modi Likely To Visit China For SCO Summit: India Getting Closer To China?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Prime Minister <strong>Narendra Modi<\/strong> is set to travel to <strong>China on August 31<\/strong>, marking his <strong>first visit since the 2020 Galwan clash<\/strong>. His visit to attend the <strong>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit<\/strong> comes at a complex geopolitical moment, with <strong>escalating trade tensions between India and the United States<\/strong> and a renewed push for closer India-Russia ties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"574\" src=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-07-at-8.50.30\u202fAM-1024x574.png\" alt=\"After 5 Years, PM Modi Likely To Visit China For SCO Summit: India Getting Closer To China?\" class=\"wp-image-1298604\" srcset=\"https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-07-at-8.50.30\u202fAM-1024x574.png 1024w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-07-at-8.50.30\u202fAM-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-07-at-8.50.30\u202fAM-768x430.png 768w, https:\/\/trak.in\/stories\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Screenshot-2025-08-07-at-8.50.30\u202fAM.png 1378w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Modi-Xi Meet: From Border Tensions to Dialogue<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The SCO Summit is expected to include a bilateral meeting between<a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/pm-modi-to-visit-china-first-trip-to-beijing-since-2020-galwan-clash-will-attend-sco-meeting-reports\/articleshow\/123141445.cms\"> <strong>PM Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping<\/strong><\/a>. The last time the two leaders met was at the <strong>2024 BRICS summit in Russia<\/strong>, where they discussed border tensions along the <strong>Line of Actual Control (LAC)<\/strong>. That meeting resulted in a <strong>patrolling agreement<\/strong> and <strong>partial disengagement<\/strong> in <strong>Depsang and Demchok<\/strong>\u2014areas affected by the 2020 border standoff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Modi\u2019s visit signals <strong>a gradual normalization of ties with China<\/strong>, despite unresolved friction on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Trump\u2019s Tariff Threats Over Russian Oil<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Coinciding with Modi\u2019s visit is a fresh trade standoff with the <strong>United States<\/strong>, where <strong>President Donald Trump<\/strong> has announced plans to <strong>increase tariffs on Indian goods beyond the current 25%<\/strong>, effective <strong>August 7, 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a fiery interview with CNBC, Trump accused India of not being \u201ca good trading partner\u201d and blamed New Delhi for <strong>&#8220;fueling the Russian war machine&#8221;<\/strong> by continuing <strong>oil imports from Moscow<\/strong>. He dismissed India\u2019s offer of a <strong>\u201czero tariff\u201d deal<\/strong> as inadequate and threatened harsher measures within 24 hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India Responds: \u201cUnjustified and Hypocritical\u201d<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s <strong>Ministry of External Affairs (MEA)<\/strong> strongly pushed back, calling Trump\u2019s statements <strong>\u201cunjustified and unreasonable.\u201d<\/strong> The MEA highlighted that <strong>India\u2019s oil imports are based on national interest<\/strong>, not political alliances, and emphasized <strong>Western hypocrisy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The ministry pointed out that the <strong>EU imported a record 16.5 million tonnes of Russian LNG<\/strong> in 2024, and the <strong>US continues to buy uranium and fertilisers from Russia<\/strong>, even while pressuring others to stop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ajit Doval in Moscow: Strategic Talks<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Adding to the diplomatic flurry, <strong>NSA Ajit Doval is in Moscow<\/strong> to <strong>discuss defence and energy ties with Russia<\/strong>. Sources say the visit will address \u201c<strong>supplies of Russian oil<\/strong>\u201d and broader strategic cooperation amid a <strong>geopolitically volatile environment<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doval\u2019s meetings aim to <strong>deepen Indo-Russian ties<\/strong>, especially as both countries face economic pressure from Washington.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Conclusion: A Tricky Balancing Act<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As PM Modi heads to China and Ajit Doval engages Russia, <strong>India is walking a tightrope<\/strong>\u2014seeking to maintain strategic autonomy while navigating pressures from the US. The coming weeks will reveal how well India can <strong>balance diplomacy, trade, and national interest<\/strong> in an increasingly polarized global order.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatoday.in\/india\/story\/pm-modi-to-visit-china-for-shanghai-cooperation-organisation-summit-1st-trip-to-beijing-since-2019-2767204-2025-08-06\">Image Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to China on August 31, marking his first visit since the 2020 Galwan clash. 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