The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Tianjin saw Prime Minister Narendra Modi visit China for the first time in seven years. He had a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping, which assumes significance in the context of the ongoing dissonance in India-US relations over tariffs.

How do we read the Modi-Xi meeting – does it signal a shift toward normalisation of in bilateral ties? How important is this particular summit in the history of the SCO and the challenges it faces today? And what tangible benefits can India expect from greater engagement with SCO and with China?

Guests: Suhasini Haidar, The Hindu’s Diplomatic Affairs Editor, and

Ananth Krishnan, Director at The Hindu Group and former Beijing correspondent.

Host: G. Sampath

Edited by Sharmada Venkatasubramanian

Ananth Krishnan has just curated a new e-book for The Hindu on China, titled, ‘China: India Perspectives on China’s Politics, Economy and Foreign Relations’. It is an anthology of 12 outstanding essays by reputed China scholars and experts.

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