Updated On: 31 August, 2025 06:47 PM IST | Thrissur | ANI
CPI(M) MP John Brittas welcomed PM Modi’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO Summit, saying Indo-China ties must reach “another level.” Both leaders agreed to boost trade, reduce deficit, and expand people-to-people ties, including flights, visas, and Kailash Manasarovar Yatra. Modi also invited Xi to the 2026 BRICS Summit.

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Communist Party of India (Marxist) MP John Brittas on Sunday welcomed the bilateral meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the SCO summit, saying that the Indo-China relationship should be taken "to another level."
"We welcome the decision of the Indian government and PM Modi to engage in summit-level discussions in China. The Indo-China relationship should be taken to another level," Britas told ANI.
He added that improved rapport between the two great nations is expected to foster regional security and ensure economic cooperation. "India and China have huge aspirations, and collaboration between these two nations is crucial in the context of the policies that are being driven by the US, which are sectarian and against India`s interests," he said.