The meeting between President Xi Jinping, Prime Minister Modi and President Putin on August 31-September 1, in Tianjin as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), will be a high profile event that will attract world attention. The three leaders together project the idea of Eurasian power, symbolising a ‘pivot to Asia’ from within the region. This meeting strengthens other forums of the Global majority, like the BRICS and the construction of a multipolar international system. The hosts- the Chinese- have worked relentlessly to make this meeting a success as it will be followed by a commemorative Chinese parade (September 3) to mark 80 years since World War II, the Japanese surrender and the end of the Anti-Fascist War in September 1945.