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Topic: SCO

Afghanistan cannot be ‘controlled from the outside’, Imran Khan says at SCO Summit

Stating that Afghanistan is primarily dependent on foreign aid, Khan said Pakistan will continue to lend support to the country while urging Taliban to fulfil promises they have made.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation can tame Taliban. If members stop double game in Afghanistan

The SCO member states, including the observer state Iran, need to revisit their divergent policy towards the Taliban in the interest of regional peace.

SCO condemns terror activities, calls for global cooperation for development of Afghanistan

The SCO reaffirmed its position of no alternative to settling the conflict in Afghanistan through political dialogue and pitched for an Afghan-led and Afghan-owned peace process.

India, Pakistan joined SCO with different goals. Divergence straining the platform

In recent years, India has been systematically building economic and political networks which bypass Pakistan, and it is unclear why it should stop this practice.

Jaishankar and Wang hold talks, India reiterates China must step back in Ladakh

At their first face-to-face interaction since LAC tensions erupted, S. Jaishankar & Wang Yi seemed to have agreed to hold further discussions at military and diplomatic levels.

Hope for India-China peace kindled in Russia as Rajnath meets Chinese defence minister

The meeting between Rajnath Singh and Wei Fenghe marks the first face-to-face talks between the Indian & Chinese political leaderships since tensions erupted in May.

Pakistan skips SCO military medicine conference being hosted by New Delhi

Pakistan's move comes despite its confirmation that it will participate in an ongoing SCO military exercise at Orenburg in Russia alongside India.

Judiciary must stand up to populist forces & protect constitutional ethos: CJI Ranjan Gogoi

Whatever be the political system of governance, people across nations aspire for an independent judicial system to serve them, said Gogoi at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation conference.

Sandwiched between Xi, Putin, Imran in Bishkek, Modi learnt an important political lesson

Modi must realise that world leaders like Xi, Putin and Imran are not cut from the same cloth as Rahul Gandhi.

Imran Khan writes to PM Modi, seeks ‘consistent policy’ for peaceful neighbourhood

Imran Khan’s letter to PM Narendra Modi comes a week before the two leaders are set to attend the SCO summit in Bishkek.

On Camera

In Great Game for Kabul, India plays a patient hand. Multi-alignment to compartmentalisation

Pakistan’s reported air strikes on Kabul last night, coinciding with Acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi’s visit to India, seem intended to send...

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

How Pakistan thinks: Army for hire, ideology of convenience

Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.