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TopicSCO Summit

Topic: SCO Summit

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.

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.

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'.

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.

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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.

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