Experts are urging China and India to strengthen their ties through multilateral platforms like the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) to inject momentum into the Global South and address shared challenges. This comes as Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to visit China for the upcoming SCO Summit in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1.

• Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to China will be his first in seven years.
• Qian Feng, director of the research department at Tsinghua University’s National Strategy Institute, stated that Modi's visit signifies a landmark moment in warming China-India relations.
• On Wednesday, the United States imposed an additional 25 percent tariff on Indian goods, bringing the total duty on Indian exports to 50 percent.