New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit China later this month for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, marking his first trip to the country in over seven years - and the first since the 2020 Ladakh border standoff. A government source confirmed the visit, signalling a diplomatic thaw with Beijing at a time when India's relationship with Washington faces fresh turbulence.

Modi's visit to the Chinese city of Tianjin for the SCO summit, beginning August 31, comes amid escalating pressure from U.S. President Donald Trump, who has imposed a steep 50% tariff on Indian goods over India's continued purchase of Russian oil. Trump recently described BRICS nations, including India, as "aligning with a...