PM Modi heads to Japan, China on four-day trip for bilateral talks, SCO summit
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PM Modi heads to Japan, China on four-day trip for bilateral talks, SCO summit
The trip includes the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit in Tokyo. He will also participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in China’s Tianjin. Modi will be in Japan from August 29 to 30 at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. His last visit to China was in 2018, for both an informal summit in Wuhan and the SCO Summit in Qingdao. It comes amid a cautious diplomatic reset following a prolonged border standoff.
According to the MEA, Modi will be in Japan from August 29 to 30 at the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba. This will be Modi’s eighth visit to Japan and his first bilateral summit with Ishiba.
“During the visit, the two Prime Ministers will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, including cooperation in defence and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, and people-to-people exchanges,” the MEA said.
Regional and global issues of mutual concern will also be discussed.
The ministry added that the visit would “reaffirm the longstanding special bond of friendship between the two countries.”
From August 31 to September 1, Modi will travel to China to attend the SCO Summit in Tianjin at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping.
The summit on August 31 will bring together leaders from more than 20 member and observer states. “On the sidelines of the Summit, the Prime Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several participating leaders,” the MEA said.
Modi’s visit to China comes amid a cautious diplomatic reset following a prolonged border standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). His last visit to China was in 2018, for both an informal summit in Wuhan and the SCO Summit in Qingdao. President Xi later travelled to India in 2019 for an informal summit in Tamil Nadu’s Mamallapuram.
In a breakthrough last year, both sides reached an understanding in October 2024 to resolve the border standoff.
This was followed by a meeting between Modi and Xi in Kazan, Russia, where they agreed to revive key mechanisms for normalising ties and addressing the boundary issue.
PM Modi to visit Japan and China from August 29 to September 1
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan and China later this month. Modi will attend the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit. He will also attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit. This will be Modi’s eighth visit to Japan.
At the invitation of Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, Modi will visit Japan from August 29–30 to attend the 15th India–Japan Annual Summit. This will be Modi’s eighth visit to Japan, and his first summit with Prime Minister Ishiba.
The two leaders will review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, with discussions covering defence and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, and people-to-people exchanges. Regional and global issues are also expected to feature in the talks.
In the second leg of the trip, Modi will travel to Tianjin, China, on August 31–September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit at the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping. On the sidelines of the summit, the Prime Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several participating leaders.
India has been a member of the SCO since 2017 and held the presidency of its Council of Heads of State during 2022–23.