PM Modi meets President Putin on SCO sidelines in Tianjin; looks forward to 23rd Annual Summit in India
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin on 1 September 2025, discussing economic, financial and energy cooperation and the conflict in Ukraine.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin on 1 September 2025 on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Tianjin, China. The leaders discussed bilateral cooperation in the economic, financial and energy sectors and expressed satisfaction with the sustained growth of ties in these areas. On Ukraine, Modi reiterated support for recent initiatives to address the conflict and stressed the need to expedite a cessation of hostilities and find a durable peace settlement. The two leaders reaffirmed support for strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership, and Modi said he looked forward to receiving Putin in India for the 23rd Annual Summit later in the year.
Key facts
- Date / place
- 1 Sep 2025, Tianjin, China (SCO Summit sidelines)
- Leaders
- PM Narendra Modi and President Vladimir Putin
- Areas
- Economic, financial and energy cooperation
- Ukraine
- Modi urged early cessation of conflict and durable peace
- Partnership
- Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership
- Next
- 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit in India later in 2025
Practice MCQs 4 questions
In which Chinese city did PM Modi meet President Putin on 1 September 2025 on the sidelines of the SCO Summit?
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Correct answer: C — Tianjin
PM Modi met President Putin on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Tianjin, China.
At their Tianjin meeting in September 2025, PM Modi said he looked forward to receiving President Putin in India for which India–Russia Annual Summit?
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Correct answer: D — 23rd
PM Modi conveyed that he looked forward to receiving President Putin in India for the 23rd Annual Summit later in the year.
How is the India–Russia partnership described in the PIB readout of the Modi–Putin meeting of 1 September 2025?
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Correct answer: B — Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership
The leaders reaffirmed support for strengthening the Special and Privileged Strategic Partnership between the two countries.
Consider the following statements about the Modi–Putin meeting of 1 September 2025: 1. The leaders discussed cooperation in the economic, financial and energy sectors. 2. PM Modi stressed the need to expedite a cessation of the conflict in Ukraine and find a durable peace settlement. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C — Both 1 and 2
The PIB readout says the leaders discussed economic, financial and energy cooperation, and that the PM emphasised expediting a cessation of the Ukraine conflict and a durable peace settlement. Both are correct.