India to push for a strong statement on “cross-border” terrorism during upcoming SCO Summit in China, which PM will attend
The Quad grouping is an “important platform” on the agenda for talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit to be held in Tokyo on Friday (August 29, 2025), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday (August 26, 2025).
Mr. Misri’s remarks indicated that the grouping still holds relevance despite tension in India-U.S. ties over President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 50% tariffs on Indian goods, although he did not explicitly confirm whether India will hold the Quad Summit this year, when asked whether Mr. Modi would invite Mr. Ishiba for it.
Meanwhile, officials said they are still “finalising” the joint declaration at the 11-nation SCO Summit, which will include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. India hopes a strong statement on “cross-border” terrorism will be included, after the SCO Defence Ministers failed to reach a consensus over references to the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor in June, which were objected to by Pakistan.
At a briefing on Mr. Modi’s upcoming visit to Japan (August 29-30) and China (August 31-September 1), Mr. Misri said that the visit to Japan was significant as this was Mr. Modi’s first such summit with Mr. Ishiba, who took charge last year, and his first bilateral visit to Japan since 2018, although he has visited the country for multilateral summits like the G-7 and the Quad.
“This will also be an opportunity to launch several new initiatives in order to build greater resilience in the relationship, and to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges,” Mr. Misri said, adding that the two leaders would also travel outside Tokyo together.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has announced that Mr. Modi and Mr. Ishiba will travel to Miyagi Prefecture on August 30, where they will inspect the Tohoku Shinkansen plant in Sendai, according to Japanese media. They are expected to sign an agreement on the introduction of Japanese E-10 coaches, to be transferred to India in 2030 for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail or “Bullet Train” project. The two sides are also expected to sign a number of documents, including on economic security, semiconductor technology cooperation, and artificial intelligence, and discuss space and defence cooperation.
“The Quad is indeed an important platform for working on and promoting peace, stability, prosperity, and development in the Indo-Pacific region,” Mr. Misri said, listing cooperation on health, critical and emerging technologies, resilient supply chains and infrastructure as priorities for the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. grouping. “I’m sure when the two Prime Ministers meet, the Quad will be a subject that will be discussed between the two of them,” he said.
Mr. Modi will then fly to Tianjin in China for the SCO Summit, where he is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since Kazan last October, where they declared an end to the four-year military stand-off at the Line of Actual Control. All eyes at the summit will be on whether the SCO declaration will include references to “cross-border” terrorism and the Pahalgam terror attack in April this year.
“We are working with other members and partners to see that there should be a reiteration of the strong condemnation of terrorism (from previous years), including cross-border terrorism. But the text is under finalisation,” said Tanmay Lal, Secretary (West), at the briefing.
The Prime Minister’s visit to China, also his first since 2018, will begin with the SCO Welcome Reception hosted by Mr. Xi on August 31, followed by the full Summit on September 1. He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, although the External Affairs Ministry declined to comment on which meetings had been confirmed thus far. Apart from the SCO countries, leaders of Nepal, the Maldives, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Laos, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are expected to attend the summit.
PM Modi visit to Japan: Modi to hold talks on Quad with Japan Prime Minister
India to push for a strong statement on “cross-border” terrorism during upcoming SCO Summit in China, which PM will attend
The Quad grouping is an “important platform” on the agenda for talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit to be held in Tokyo on Friday (August 29, 2025), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday (August 26, 2025).
Mr. Misri’s remarks indicated that the grouping still holds relevance despite tension in India-U.S. ties over President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 50% tariffs on Indian goods, although he did not explicitly confirm whether India will hold the Quad Summit this year, when asked whether Mr. Modi would invite Mr. Ishiba for it.
Meanwhile, officials said they are still “finalising” the joint declaration at the 11-nation SCO Summit, which will include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. India hopes a strong statement on “cross-border” terrorism will be included, after the SCO Defence Ministers failed to reach a consensus over references to the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor in June, which were objected to by Pakistan.
At a briefing on Mr. Modi’s upcoming visit to Japan (August 29-30) and China (August 31-September 1), Mr. Misri said that the visit to Japan was significant as this was Mr. Modi’s first such summit with Mr. Ishiba, who took charge last year, and his first bilateral visit to Japan since 2018, although he has visited the country for multilateral summits like the G-7 and the Quad.
“This will also be an opportunity to launch several new initiatives in order to build greater resilience in the relationship, and to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges,” Mr. Misri said, adding that the two leaders would also travel outside Tokyo together.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has announced that Mr. Modi and Mr. Ishiba will travel to Miyagi Prefecture on August 30, where they will inspect the Tohoku Shinkansen plant in Sendai, according to Japanese media. They are expected to sign an agreement on the introduction of Japanese E-10 coaches, to be transferred to India in 2030 for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail or “Bullet Train” project. The two sides are also expected to sign a number of documents, including on economic security, semiconductor technology cooperation, and artificial intelligence, and discuss space and defence cooperation.
“The Quad is indeed an important platform for working on and promoting peace, stability, prosperity, and development in the Indo-Pacific region,” Mr. Misri said, listing cooperation on health, critical and emerging technologies, resilient supply chains and infrastructure as priorities for the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. grouping. “I’m sure when the two Prime Ministers meet, the Quad will be a subject that will be discussed between the two of them,” he said.
Mr. Modi will then fly to Tianjin in China for the SCO Summit, where he is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since Kazan last October, where they declared an end to the four-year military stand-off at the Line of Actual Control. All eyes at the summit will be on whether the SCO declaration will include references to “cross-border” terrorism and the Pahalgam terror attack in April this year.
“We are working with other members and partners to see that there should be a reiteration of the strong condemnation of terrorism (from previous years), including cross-border terrorism. But the text is under finalisation,” said Tanmay Lal, Secretary (West), at the briefing.
The Prime Minister’s visit to China, also his first since 2018, will begin with the SCO Welcome Reception hosted by Mr. Xi on August 31, followed by the full Summit on September 1. He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, although the External Affairs Ministry declined to comment on which meetings had been confirmed thus far. Apart from the SCO countries, leaders of Nepal, the Maldives, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Laos, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are expected to attend the summit.
PM Modi visit to Japan: Modi to hold talks on Quad with Japan Prime Minister
India to push for a strong statement on “cross-border” terrorism during upcoming SCO Summit in China, which PM will attend
The Quad grouping is an “important platform” on the agenda for talks between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the 15th India-Japan Annual Summit to be held in Tokyo on Friday (August 29, 2025), Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said on Tuesday (August 26, 2025).
Mr. Misri’s remarks indicated that the grouping still holds relevance despite tension in India-U.S. ties over President Donald Trump’s decision to slap 50% tariffs on Indian goods, although he did not explicitly confirm whether India will hold the Quad Summit this year, when asked whether Mr. Modi would invite Mr. Ishiba for it.
Meanwhile, officials said they are still “finalising” the joint declaration at the 11-nation SCO Summit, which will include Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian. India hopes a strong statement on “cross-border” terrorism will be included, after the SCO Defence Ministers failed to reach a consensus over references to the Pahalgam terror attack and Operation Sindoor in June, which were objected to by Pakistan.
At a briefing on Mr. Modi’s upcoming visit to Japan (August 29-30) and China (August 31-September 1), Mr. Misri said that the visit to Japan was significant as this was Mr. Modi’s first such summit with Mr. Ishiba, who took charge last year, and his first bilateral visit to Japan since 2018, although he has visited the country for multilateral summits like the G-7 and the Quad.
“This will also be an opportunity to launch several new initiatives in order to build greater resilience in the relationship, and to respond to emerging opportunities and challenges,” Mr. Misri said, adding that the two leaders would also travel outside Tokyo together.
The Japanese Foreign Ministry has announced that Mr. Modi and Mr. Ishiba will travel to Miyagi Prefecture on August 30, where they will inspect the Tohoku Shinkansen plant in Sendai, according to Japanese media. They are expected to sign an agreement on the introduction of Japanese E-10 coaches, to be transferred to India in 2030 for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad High Speed Rail or “Bullet Train” project. The two sides are also expected to sign a number of documents, including on economic security, semiconductor technology cooperation, and artificial intelligence, and discuss space and defence cooperation.
“The Quad is indeed an important platform for working on and promoting peace, stability, prosperity, and development in the Indo-Pacific region,” Mr. Misri said, listing cooperation on health, critical and emerging technologies, resilient supply chains and infrastructure as priorities for the Australia-India-Japan-U.S. grouping. “I’m sure when the two Prime Ministers meet, the Quad will be a subject that will be discussed between the two of them,” he said.
Mr. Modi will then fly to Tianjin in China for the SCO Summit, where he is also expected to hold bilateral talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since Kazan last October, where they declared an end to the four-year military stand-off at the Line of Actual Control. All eyes at the summit will be on whether the SCO declaration will include references to “cross-border” terrorism and the Pahalgam terror attack in April this year.
“We are working with other members and partners to see that there should be a reiteration of the strong condemnation of terrorism (from previous years), including cross-border terrorism. But the text is under finalisation,” said Tanmay Lal, Secretary (West), at the briefing.
The Prime Minister’s visit to China, also his first since 2018, will begin with the SCO Welcome Reception hosted by Mr. Xi on August 31, followed by the full Summit on September 1. He is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, although the External Affairs Ministry declined to comment on which meetings had been confirmed thus far. Apart from the SCO countries, leaders of Nepal, the Maldives, Turkiye, Egypt, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam, Cambodia, Mongolia, Turkmenistan, Laos, Armenia, and Azerbaijan are expected to attend the summit.
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