PM Narendra Modi is likely to be in China for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) later this month. This will be his first trip to the Asian country in seven years and the first since the 2020 Galwan Valley clash.

The talks are aimed at rebuilding relations five years after fierce border clashes — efforts which have been given a fillip by trade pressure from Washington.

Narendra Modi said he received a phone call from his “friend” Vladimir Putin, who shared his insights on a recent meeting with Trump in Alaska, in another signal that ties between New Delhi and Moscow remain strong.

Henry Wang, president of a Chinese think tank, said that relations between India and China are now on the rise.

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will call on PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday, ahead of the latter's first visit to China in seven years. Modi is scheduled to travel to China from Aug 31-Sept 1 for the SCO summit in Tianjin where he is expected to hold bilateral meetings with President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Pressing for a “candid and constructive approach” in bilateral ties. the EAM pointed out that the two nations “must be guided by the three mutuals -- mutual respect, mutual sensitivity and

Beijing has officially welcomed PM Modi to attend the SCO summit this month-end. However, “fence sitter” India could make a 180-degree turn to strike a deal with US President Trump and skip the SCO, some in China say.