India, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in China on Saturday for his first visit in seven years, during which he will hold meetings with Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin, and participate in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.

The visit, also the first by the PM since India and China became embroiled in a military standoff on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in April-May 2020, has taken on greater significance due to the sudden souring of India-US relations over President Donald Trump's decision to double tariffs on Indian goods, including a 25% punitive levy on purchases of Russian oil.

Modi flew to the Chinese city of Tianjin, the venue of the SCO Summit, from Japan, where...