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Modi bats for connectivity at SCO summit, seeks ‘free transit rights’ among member states

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation should create 'reliable, resilient and diversified supply chains', give utmost priority to food & energy security, PM Modi says at summit.

Stronger energy ties, more trade to dominate agenda when Modi meets Putin today

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin are meeting Friday on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Uzbekistan.

Putin, Xi vow to work as ‘great powers’ to thwart West’s attempt to create a ‘unipolar world’

Chinese President Xi Jinping & Russian President Vladimir Putin met in person for first time since the beginning of Russia-Ukraine war on sidelines of SCO Summit in Uzbekistan.

Narendra Modi looks forward to exchanging regional views, expansion of group at SCO summit

Modi will join Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Iran's Ebrahim Raisi, among others in Samarkand.

Expect discussion on trade & regional cooperation, says India ahead of SCO summit

At a media briefing, Foreign Secretary Vinay Kwatra said PM Modi will have bilateral meetings with the Uzbek president and some other leaders on the sidelines of the SCO summit.

Issue of legitimacy, international recognition — why Taliban was not invited to SCO summit

Rakhmatulla Nurimbetov, Uzbekistan's national coordinator of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation said 'Afghanistan not (being) present in meeting does not mean their issues will not get priority'.

Connectivity with Eurasia to be PM Modi’s big pitch at SCO summit, says ambassador to Uzbekistan

Connectivity with Eurasia to be PM Modi's big pitch at SCO summit, says ambassador to Uzbekistan

‘Follow Russia model, resume oil purchases’ — Iran asks India to ignore US sanctions

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting on sidelines of SCO Summit in which Iran will likely raise issue of India buying Russian oil despite sanctions.

India, China troops to complete disengagement at PP15 in Gogra-Hot Springs by Monday, says MEA

MEA Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi said the current disengagement agreement also ensures that the LAC in this area will be 'strictly observed and respected by both sides'.

2+2 talks: India vows to back Japan’s plan to develop ‘counter-strike capabilities’ aimed at China

In 2nd round of their 2+2 foreign & defence ministerial dialogue, held in Tokyo, New Delhi promised to play major role in Tokyo’s decision to revise its National Security Strategy.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.