The upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Tianjin will witness a potential geopolitical shake-up as India, Russia and China join forces. US President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade posture has profoundly impacted India’s diplomatic alignments, making it turn closer to Russia and China. A successful trilateral gathering would demonstrate a powerful alignment capable of countering US influence. But entrenched India-China tensions may come in the way of a meaningful breakthrough. n18oc_world n18oc_crux