Goa, Aug. 29 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China for the first time in more than seven years to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin, where he will hold separate bilateral meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping on August 31 and Russian President Vladimir Putin on September 1.

The visit comes at a sensitive moment for India, which is grappling with economic strains triggered by fresh U.S. tariffs on Indian goods. Washington has also expressed unease over New Delhi's continued imports of discounted Russian oil despite the ongoing Ukraine conflict. Indian exporters have warned of potential supply chain disruptions and shrinking overseas sales, while New Delhi has sought consultations at t...