China, India pledge partnership ahead of Putin joining summit

Maria Sandu

Aug. 31 (UPI) -- Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said Sunday that the world's two largest economies should be "partners and not rivals" as Russian President Vladimir Putin made his way to a summit in the city of Tianjin with the leaders. Meeting on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit, Modi and Xi "noted the need" to strengthen ties between their populations by resuming direct flights and tourist visa approvals, India's Press