PM Modi China Visit 2025 Live: SCO Nations United, Issue Strong Condemnation of Pahalgam Terror Attack After Modi’s Powerful Nudge | Top 10 Key Updates
PM Modi’s China Visit 2025 Live Updates: After PM Modi’s strong push, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) unanimously condemns the brutal Pahalgam terror attack. Catch top 10 highlights, key takeaways, and latest developments from this high-stakes diplomatic meet
Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China, on Sunday. SCO is a regional political, economic and security group founded by China. On the sidelines of the Tianjin summit, PM Modi is also scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin, as US President Donald Trump escalates tensions with New Delhi over its purchase of Moscow’s crude. Ties between New Delhi and Moscow came under scrutiny after the Trump administration in August imposed 50 per cent tariffs on Indian goods bound for the US, the highest in Asia, to penalise it for those energy purchases.
On Sunday, PM Modi met Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and both leaders pledged to resolve their border differences and bolster cooperation. The Prime Minister is on his first visit to China since relations between the two countries deteriorated after deadly border clashes in 2020.
In his opening remarks, PM Modi said that relations with China have moved in “a meaningful direction,” adding that “there is a peaceful environment at the borders after disengagement.” President Jinping said he hoped the Tianjin meeting would “further elevate” and “promote the sustained, healthy and stable development of bilateral relations,” according to state broadcaster CCTV.
PM Modi also met Maldives President Mohamed Muizzu on the sidelines of the Summit, stating India’s developmental cooperation with the Indian Ocean island country is beneficial for the people of both nations
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin took turns Monday to swipe at the West during a gathering of Eurasian leaders in China. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), comprising China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan and Belarus, is touted as a non-Western style of collaboration and seeks to be an alternative to traditional alliances.
Xi told the SCO leaders, that the global international situation was becoming more “chaotic and intertwined”. He also slammed “bullying behaviour” from certain countries — a veiled reference to the United States.
Putin used his speech to defend Russia’s Ukraine offensive, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year conflict that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine. “This crisis wasn’t triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but was a result of a coup in Ukraine, which was supported and provoked by the West,” Putin said.
The Member States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025. In a joint statement, they expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the dead and the wounded. They further stated that perpetrators, organizers and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice.
he 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. They recognize the leading role of sovereign States and their competent authorities in countering terrorist and extremist threats.
SCO members “strongly condemned” the Pahalgam terror attack, saying “double standards in fight against terrorism unacceptable.” The joint statement from member states echoed PM Narendra Modi’s earlier statement on terrorism.
Russian president Vladimir Putin said on Monday that understandings reached during his summit with U.S. President Donald Trump at a summit in August open a way to find a resolution to the crisis in Ukraine.
“In this regard, we highly appreciate the efforts and proposals from China and India aimed at facilitating the resolution of the Ukrainian crisis,” Putin said at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation forum in Tianjin.
“I would also note that the understandings reached at the recent Russia–U.S. meeting in Alaska, I hope, also contribute toward this goal.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin sought on Monday to defend his Ukraine offensive to Moscow’s allies, blaming the West for triggering the three-and-a-half year conflict that has killed tens of thousands and devastated much of eastern Ukraine.
“This crisis wasn’t triggered by Russia’s attack on Ukraine, but was a result of a coup in Ukraine, which was supported and provoked by the West,” Putin said at a summit of the the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in the Chinese city of Tianjin.
“The second reason for the crisis is the West’s constant attempts to drag Ukraine into NATO,” the Russian president added.
