Tianjin test: Modi to meet Xi amid fragile reset

China remained inextricably embedded in Indian supply chains despite the years-long stand-off between the two militaries. Now as US tariffs begin to bite, a cautious normalisation is afoot, with China holding all the aces.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to visit China’s Tianjin on August 31 for a summit meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) leaders including Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin. His last visit to China was in 2018 for the SCO Summit in Qingdao.