India, Aug. 31 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met Indian PM Narendra Modi in Tianjin on Sunday, when he said the two neighbours are each other's development partners rather than threats, a meeting marking an improvement in ties between the nations against the backdrop of US tariffs.

Modi arrived in China after seven years to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, also attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin.

They should become good-neighbourly friends and partners who help each other succeed. A 'cooperative pas de deux of the dragon and the elephant' should be the right choice for the two countries, Xi was quoted as saying by Xinhua.

The two Asian neighbours should combine their strength to maintain peace and tranq...