PM Modi China Visit Highlights: PM Modi lands in Delhi as SCO summit concludes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi leaves for Delhi after concluding the two-day SCO summit at Tianjin.

On the Ukraine crisis, PM Modi said, “All recent peace efforts on Ukraine crisis are welcome, I hope Russia and Ukraine move forward to end the war soon.”

"Call of humanity is to find ways to bring permanent peace."

Russia and India are closely coordinating efforts at an international level, says Russian President Vladimir Putin at the bilateral meet.

"PM Modi highlighted India's approach to strengthening cooperation under the SCO framework & sought greater action under three pillars– Security, Connectivity and Opportunity. He called upon Member countries to take firm & decisive action to fight terrorism in all its manifestations," said the MEA in a post on X.

"The SCO Member countries adopted the Tianjin Declaration."

Chinese President Xi Jinping urged leaders at a regional summit to leverage their "mega-scale market" on Monday, while Russian President Vladimir Putin showed support for Xi's ambition for a new global security and economic order.

"We must take advantage of the mega-scale market... to improve the level of trade and investment facilitation," said Xi, urging the bloc to boost cooperation in fields including energy, infrastructure, science and technology, and artificial intelligence.

Putin said the grouping has revived "genuine multilateralism" with national currencies increasingly used in mutual settlements. "This, in turn, lays the political and socio-economic groundwork for the formation of a new system of stability and security in Eurasia," he said.

On the connectivity front, PM Modi said, “India has always believed that strong connectivity is not just for commerce, but also opens doors for trust and development.” In this context, he said that India has been working on Chabahar port and International North - South Transport Corridor, and they will help in gaining access to Afghanistan and Central Asia.

He said that connectivity efforts must respect territorial integrity and sovereignty — in a reference to the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, under the Belt and Road Initiative of the Chinese President Xi Jinping.

“Connectivity, that bypasses sovereignty, loses trust and meaning,” he said

"Terrorism is a collective challenge to humanity," said PM Modi at the SCO summit. "India has been emphasising on unity in fighting terrorism as no country and society can feel safe from this scourge."

He thanked all the nations that stood by Indian following the Pahalgam attack.

Russian President Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit says, "Discussed with China's Xi and other leaders outcome of summit with Trump in Alaska."

Expanding 'SCO' to "security, connectivity and opportunity," PM Modi raised the Pahalgam attack and spoke about the Chabahar port and International north-south transport corridor under connectivity.

Pm Modi begins his address at the SCO Summit.

China has invested more than 84 billion USD in other SCO member-states, says Chinese President Xi Jinping.

China will issue additional 10 billion yuan loan to SCO Interbank Consortium over next three years, said Chinese President Xi Jinping in his address at the SCO summit.

We will double the current number of SCO-specific scholarships and launch an SCO PhD programme, he said.

We must set up an SCO development bank as soon as possible for economic cooperation among member states, says Chinese President Xi Jinping at the summit.

"China will work with all parties in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to take the regional security forum to a new level," Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his address at the SCO Summit.

"The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has set a model for a new type of international relations, Xi said.

PM Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the venue ahead of the summit.

"India and China both pursue strategic autonomy and their relations should not be seen through the lens of a third country," said PM Modi.

"Both China and India are at a critical stage of development and revitalization. They should focus on development as their greatest common denominator, supporting, promoting, and achieving mutual success," said President Xi at the meet.

PM Modi said, "Faced with high uncertainty in the global economy, it is crucial for India and China, as important global economies, to strengthen cooperation. India is willing to work with China to seek a fair, reasonable, and mutually acceptable solution to the border issue. Both India and China uphold strategic autonomy and independent diplomacy, and their bilateral relations will not be influenced by third parties."

India and China should approach their relations from "a strategic and long-term perspective", Chinese President Xi Jinping told Prime Minister Narendra Modi during their talks today.

President Xi said India and China should also work for a multipolar world and more democracy in international relations.

“We must also step up our historic responsibility to uphold multilateralism, work together to bring about a multipolar world and more democracy in international relations and to make our due contributions to peace and prosperity in Asia and around the world,” he added.

Chinese President Xi Jinping says, "We are the two most populous countries in the world and part of the Global South... It is vital to be friends, a good neighbour, and the Dragon and the Elephant to come together..."

"It is a great pleasure to meet you again, Mr Prime Minister. I welcome you to China for the SCO summit. Last year, we had a successful meeting in Kazan..." Chinese President Xi Jinping told PM Modi during his opening address at the bilateral meet.

"Direct flights between India and China are being resumed," said PM Modi at the bilateral meet, adding that the welfare of 2.8 billion people is linked to their bilateral cooperation.

Indian officials have been cautious about the meeting with Xi being framed as a major bilateral meeting. For Delhi, this is a visit for a multilateral summit and a bilateral with the host leader is not unusual.

The meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping has begun. A time slot of about 40 minutes has been scheduled for the talks.

PM Modi and President Xi last met in the Russian city of Kazan in October 2024 on the sidelines of the BRICS summit which resulted in disengagement of troops from two key friction points in eastern Ladakh, followed by talks leading to the resumption of the Kailash Mansarovar Yatra, Indian visas for Chinese tourists and steps for revival of direct flights between the two countries.

Ahead of the SCO summit, PM Modi during a phone call with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that India supports all efforts for peaceful settlement of the Ukraine conflict.

In a social media post, Zelenskyy said India is ready to make the necessary efforts and to deliver the appropriate signal to Russia. PM Modi, in a post on X, thanked Zelenskyy for the phone call. “We exchanged views on the ongoing conflict, its humanitarian aspect, and efforts to restore peace and stability. India extends full support to all efforts in this direction,” he said.