PM Modi’s China Visit: Implications for South Asia and US-India Dynamics

### Quick summary
– Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in September 2025, where he will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.
– Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi emphasizes India-China relations should be viewed as a “partnership” rather than adversarial,with dialog resumption and border peace in focus.
– China lifts export restrictions on critical goods like fertilisers, rare earth magnets, minerals, and tunnel boring machines for India.
– The US has imposed tariffs totaling 50% on Indian imports after India purchased Russian oil. In comparison, China’s tariffs were scaled down from 145% to 30%.
– The Global Times highlights PM Modi’s visit as symbolic of Washington’s inability to fully involve New Delhi in its anti-Beijing strategy.

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### Indian Opinion Analysis
Prime Minister Modi’s upcoming SCO summit participation carries strategic significance for India’s geopolitical positioning. Strengthened ties with China could foster trade benefits post-lifting of export restrictions while defusing border tensions remains pivotal. Though, given India’s Quad membership aimed at countering Beijing’s influence alongside US trade disputes over tariffs on Indian goods versus those favoring China, fostering such bonhomie creates delicate diplomatic balancing.This evolving dynamic underscores India’s effort to diversify its economic partnerships amidst fluctuating global power balances. Modi’s interaction with both Xi and Putin reflects potential alignment shifts that may test India’s ability to remain neutral yet strategic amid competing interests between the US and China-Russia blocs.

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