Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to Tianjin this weekend for his first visit to China in seven years and a bilateral meeting with President Xi Jinping on 31 August. The talks will take place on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, where Russian President Vladimir Putin is also expected to attend. Officials in New Delhi and Beijing are preparing an agenda that includes easing border tensions and addressing India’s supply-chain vulnerability to Chinese exports of heavy rare earth magnets, a critical component for the country’s fast-growing electric-vehicle industry. The discussions come as both governments explore areas of economic cooperation after years of strained relations following deadly clashes along the Himalayan frontier in 2020. Modi’s outreach to Beijing follows a sharp deterioration in ties with Washington after U.S. President Donald Trump raised tariffs by 25 percent on a range of Indian products and on imports of Russian crude. The tariff move has complicated India’s energy strategy and export outlook, prompting New Delhi to hedge its diplomatic bets by strengthening links with Asian partners even as it reiterates its commitment to strategic autonomy.