PM Modi To Visit China For SCO Summit, His First Trip Since Galwan Clash

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to travel to China later this month to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, according to a report by India Today. This will mark his first visit to China since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash between Indian and Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh.

The trip comes as both countries explore ways to ease tensions and rebuild diplomatic ties. The SCO summit will be held from August 31 to September 1 this year.

Modi last met Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2024 during the BRICS summit held in Russia.

The SCO is a Eurasian political, economic, and security organisation and comprises China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus. It has its origins in the Shanghai Five group established in 1996. China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan were the founders of the SCO.