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

PM Modi lands in Delhi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was offered a lift by Russian President Vladimir Putin in his AURUS limousine to reach the venue of their bilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the two leaders had tete-a-tete in the car for about an hour. Modi also took to social media to share a photo of himself and the Russian president inside the limousine.

During his address at the SCO summit earlier in the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi called for shunning double standards in combating terrorism.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi concluded his visit to China after attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit and held bilateral talks with world leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russia's Vladimir Putin. PM Modi said in a social media post that he pushed for India's stand on "key global issues".

"Concluding a productive visit to China, where I attended the SCO Summit and interacted with various world leaders. Also emphasised India's stand on key global issues," Modi said in an X post.

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

"India and Russia always moved forward shoulder-to-shoulder even in difficult times," PM Modi said, adding that close ties between India and Russia are significant for global peace, stability and prosperity.

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."

During their bilateral meet, Prime Minister Narendra Modi confirmed that Russian President Vladimir Putin will be visiting India in December.

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

The SCO member states condemned the military strikes by Israel in Gaza as "it has led to numerous casualties among the civilian population and a catastrophic humanitarian situation in the Strip."

The SCO member states also condemned attacks in Khuzdar and on Jaffer Express, both in Balochistan, Pakistan province.

It said the SCO, while reaffirming its firm commitment to the fight against terrorism, separatism and extremism, stresses the inadmissibility of attempts to use terrorist, separatist and extremist groups for "mercenary purposes".

"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."

The SCO member-states condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025 in a joint statement.

They said that perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice. The member-states, while reaffirming their firm commitment to the fight against terrorism, separatism, and extremism, stress the inadmissibility of attempts to use terrorist, separatist and extremist groups for mercenary purposes. “Double standards in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable,” the statement read.

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.

The bilateral meet between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin will begin shortly. The two shared a car from the summit venue to the venue of their meet. PM Modi posted on X saying, “After the proceedings at the SCO Summit venue, President Putin and I travelled together to the venue of our bilateral meeting. Conversations with him are always insightful.”

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

"Pahalgam strike was not only an attack on India, but it was an open challenge to countries, people believing in humanity," PM Modi said in his address at the SCO summit. "A natural question is if it acceptable to us that some nations openly support terrorism," he added.

"We will have to unitedly combat terrorism in all its forms; this is our responsibility to humanity"

"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 Putin says, "Crisis in Ukraine did not arise as a result on invasion, but as a result of a coup d-etat in Kyiv, supported by Ukraine's Western allies.

"Attempts by the West to drag Ukraine into NATO are one of the causes of the Ukraine crisis," he added.

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

"India has seen the ugly face of terrorism recently in Pahalgam," says PM Modi in his address at the SCO summit, adding that India has been facing scourge of terrorism for last seven decades.

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.

We must stand unified on not accepting double standards in terrorism, says PM Modi in his address at the SCO summit.

Pm Modi begins his address at the SCO Summit.

China will provide 2 billion yuan in grants to SCO member-states this year: Chinese president Xi Jinping.

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

We should make global governance system more just and equitable, said Chinese President Xi Jinping in his address at the SCO summit, adding that we must continuously promote SCO reform.

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.

Oppose Cold War mentality, bloc confrontation and bullying practices, says Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit.

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.

All member-countries of the SCO are friends and partners, and have to respect differences while maintaining strategic communication, said Chinese President Xi at the SCO summit.