Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi held warm meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday, sending Washington a clear message after President Donald Trump’s heavy tariffs against India went into effect last week.

Xi hosted Modi, Putin and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) at the port city of Tianjin. China has long sought to build up the group in a challenge to U.S. and NATO dominance. Modi was pictured having friendly exchanges and holding hands with both leaders, and he emphasized that India sees itself as a “partner” of China’s rather than a “rival.”

Modi’s trip was his first time visiting China in seven years. He also took a ride in Putin’s presidential limo, echoing Putin’s own visit with Trump in Alaska last month. The two leaders held a separate bilateral meeting after the summit.

“Conversations with him are always insightful,” Modi wrote on X, posting a picture of himself with Putin.

Indian PM Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin  (Sputnik/Sergey Bobylev/Kremlin via REUTERS)

Modi’s visits with Putin and Xi are only the latest sign of cooling relations between Washington and New Delhi, however. India’s national security adviser traveled to Moscow last month, its foreign minister visited last week and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi concluded talks in Delhi in mid-August. Putin is also expected to host Modi in Moscow before the end of the year.

Fox News’ Morgan Phillips contributed to this report