Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will travel to China this weekend for his first visit in seven years, joining Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a regional security summit in Tianjin. The trip comes amid strained relations with Washington, just days after the United States doubled tariffs on Indian exports to 50% in response to New Delhi’s continued purchases of Russian oil. France24 welcomes the Editor-in-Chief of the China-Global South Project, Eric Olander, to discuss further about the question.