Congratulating Xi Jinping for successfully organising the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that India is committed to improving ties with China, as he met the Chinese President in Tianjin. During his meeting with Xi, PM Modi also said that the bilateral flights would soon start between the two nations.
This is PM Modi's second meeting with President Xi Jinping in the last 10 months. The two previously met during the BRICS Summit in Russia's Kazan in 2024. The meeting was supposed to be held for 40 minutes, but lasted for 55 minutes.