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PM Modi to attend SCO summit in Uzbekistan

At the invitation of Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Modi will be visiting Samarkand on 15-16 September, the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Govt’s Bad Bank plan may only be a band-aid, doesn’t push banks to improve lending practices

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Events in Afghanistan show radicalisation now a bigger challenge, Modi says at SCO summit

PM Modi says SCO member countries should activate and deploy counter-terrorism mechanisms that are laid out to fight challenges of radicalisation.

Jaishankar meets counterparts from Iran, Armenia & Uzbekistan over Afghanistan situation

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar, who is in Dushanbe to attend a key meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation also exchanged views on confronting regional challenges.

Ahead of SCO summit, Jaishankar meets Tajikistan’s top leadership over Afghan situation

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar also met his Kyrgyz counterpart and the two leaders agreed to strengthen traditional cooperation on regional and multilateral issues.

PM Modi to virtually lead Indian delegation at annual SCO summit on 17 September

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar will travel to Dushanbe for the summit and attend a meeting on the Afghanistan crisis along with holding a series of bilateral meetings.

At SCO meet, India expected to ‘talk tough’ on Taliban amid worries over Pakistan ‘role’ in Kabul

India also hopes it will be able to adopt a resolution at the UNSC on 'concrete counterterrorism measures' before its tenure as the Chair of the 1988 Taliban sanctions committee ends.

Rajnath to focus on regional peace at SCO, meet with Chinese defence minister not ruled out

Rajnath Singh is on a 3-day trip to Dushanbe, Tajikistan, for annual meeting of the Defence Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation. He is scheduled to address the SCO meet on 28 July.

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi to meet counterparts at SCO meet in Tajikistan

Wang Yi is expected to exchange views on the major international & regional issues with other leaders, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian said.

In a historic first, India could participate in military exercises in Pakistan later this year

Pakistan will hold Pabbi-Antiterror-2021, under the aegis of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation later this year. India's participation would come amid fresh peace process between both nations.

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War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

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