Once close ties between India and the US are fraying over tariffs and the war in Ukraine. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit opening on August 31 in Tianjin, his first visit to China since 2018, Ajit Doval said, in public comments at the start of a meeting with Beijing's Foreign Minister Wang Yi.

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.

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.