Tokyo, Aug. 30 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday embarked for China to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit after concluding his visit to Japan.

The Summit is crucial for India, as it comes after the US's 50 per cent tariffs took effect. Of these, a 25 per cent tariff was imposed on New Delhi for buying Russian crude oil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, along with the host, Chinese President Xi Jinping, will also be attending the summit.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson, Randhir Jaiswal, informed that PM has emplaned for China, "A highly productive visit to Japan concludes. It has charted the way forward for deeper India-Japan cooperation. PM Narendra Modi emplanes for China to attend the SCO S...