PM Modi to attend SCO meet in China, visit Japan on four-day trip from August 29

PM Modi with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit China and Japan on a four-day trip starting from August 29, the ministry of external affairs said in a statement on Friday.

PM Modi will be in Japan on August 29 and 30, after that he will travel to China on August 31 to September 1 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meet in Tianjin.

"At the invitation of the Prime Minister of Japan Shigeru Ishiba, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Japan from 29-30 August 2025 to participate in the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit," the statement said.

This will be Prime Minister Modi’s eighth visit to Japan, and the first Summit with Prime Minister Ishiba.

During the visit, the two Prime Ministers are expected to review the Special Strategic and Global Partnership between India and Japan, including defense and security, trade and economy, technology and innovation, and people to people exchanges.

They are also expected to discuss issues of regional and global importance. The visit will reaffirm the longstanding special bond of friendship between the two countries, the statement said.

According to the MEA, the PM will visit China in the second leg of his tour at the invitation of the President Xi Jinping.

"In the second leg of his visit, at the invitation of the President of China, Xi Jinping, Prime Minister will travel to China from 31 August to 1 September 2025 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Tianjin," the statement said.

On the sidelines of the Summit, Prime Minister is expected to hold bilateral meetings with several leaders attending the Summit.

India has been a member of SCO since 2017 and held the presidency of the Council of Heads of State of SCO during 2022-23.

Notably, in a significant diplomatic engagement ahead of the SCO Summit, PM Modi held talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in New Delhi last week.

The discussions, which touched on border stability, bilateral relations, and regional cooperation, signalled a cautious reset in India-China ties after years of tension following the 2020 border clashes.