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The gathering will feature Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first visit to China in seven years, signaling progress in easing border tensions, while Russian President Vladimir Putin’s presence highlights Moscow’s continued diplomatic outreach despite sanctions. | Photo Credit: Alexander Zemlianichenko/via Reuters President Xi Jinping will gather more than 20 world leaders at a regional security forum in China next week in a powerful show of Global South solidarity in the age of Donald Trump while also helping sanctions-hit Russia pull off another diplomatic coup. Aside from Russian President Vladimir Putin, leaders from Central Asia, the Middle East, South Asia and Southeast Asia have been invited to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, to be held in the northern port city of Tianjin from August 31 to September 1. China to stand firm with India, slams US tariffs as ‘bullying’ The summit will feature Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's first visit to China in more than seven years as the two neighbours work on further defusing tensions roiled by deadly border clashes in 2020. Modi last shared the same stage with Xi and Putin at last year's BRICS summit in Kazan, Russia, even as Western leaders turned their backs on the… (Updated 26 Aug 2025, 15:31 IST; source: link)