SHOCKING: Tianjin - What They Never Told You

From Sochi to a parked car: How Modi-Putin built a private channel

The Modi-Putin relationship has developed an unusual diplomatic rhythm over the past decade: private dinners, boat rides, estate tours and even an extended conversation inside Putin’s limousine. As geopolitical pressures complicate India-Russia ties, this informal channel has helped the two leaders discuss disagreements away from the formal negotiating table.

The Economic Times · Sep 11

Elephant, Dragon & Bear: Modi, Xi and Putin may converge at BRICS for a big power play

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will host Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin this weekend. Xi's visit marks his first trip to India in nearly seven years. Modi meets Putin on Friday, and a Modi-Xi meeting is widely expected. India's chairship focuses on practical economic cooperation and resilience.…

The Economic Times · Sep 11

Modi-Xi-Putin together again: What will the Bishkek photo-op tell?

India’s next Modi-Xi-Putin photograph at the SCO summit in Bishkek is likely to carry geopolitical weight, but it should not be read as evidence of a new India-China-Russia alliance.

The Economic Times · Aug 31

No surprises in Tianjin show: Xi’s power trip, with Modi and Putin as props

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit to attend the Shanghai Co-operation Organisation summit at Tianjin held no surprises. Everything about it, including the separate and different statements from India and China after Modi’s talks with Xi Jinping, was predictable. 

Newslaundry · Sep 5, 2025

Modi’s warm meeting with Xi shows impact of Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’

China seizes on opportunity for geopolitical realignment after India was hit with one of US’s harshest trade penalties

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025

The Guardian view on Donald Trump and India: the tariff war that boosted China

Editorial: The White House wanted India to bow. Instead, Narendra Modi flew to China, shook Xi Jinping’s hand and left Washington sidelined

The Guardian - UK · Sep 1, 2025

Putin blames West and NATO for Russia's war in Ukraine at China summit

Russian President Vladimir Putin once again defended the full-scale invasion in early 2022 as a response to a Western-supported coup and NATO's influence, a claim he never backed with evidence.

Euronews · Sep 1, 2025

China Hosts Largest-Ever Global Summit, Showcasing Challenge To US Leadership

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting in Tianjin, Xi Jinping welcomed Putin, Modi, and other leaders as China pushed for a multipolar world order.

International Business Times · Aug 31, 2025

Voices: The West neglects the other half of the world at its peril

COMMENT: Given the presence of 25 global leaders in China, including those of Russia, India, Iran and North Korea for the SCO summit, you might well ask why the West seems to have shown so relatively little interest – or alarm, writes Mary Dejevsky

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2025

Putin, Modi and Erdoğan among leaders in China for talks with Xi

Chinese president holds bilateral meetings on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Tianjin

The Guardian - UK · Aug 31, 2025