There has been an uptick in diplomatic activity between India andChina. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be in Tianjin for two days starting August 31 to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit. The Indian leader is visiting China after almost seven years, and the visit has therefore generated considerable interest.In recent months, there has been a flurry of high-level exchanges. The Indian Defence and External Affairs ministers have visited China. A fortnight ago, China’s foreign minister, Wang Yi, was in India and held consultations with External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar and National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Unlike during his visit in March 2022, this time Wang Yi also met Prime Minister Modi.