Modi, who will visit Russia this month, skipped this year’s SCO summit, a multilateral platform seen as a contender to groupings led by the US and its allies.
On Friday, Switzerland released final list of delegations attending Global Peace Summit at Bürgenstock Resort. Of the 93 national delegations, 44 are from Europe.
The event, aimed at promoting innovation, creating job opportunities, and inspiring young talent, brought together over 15 SCO startups showcasing their products and services at a showcase window.
‘SCO should work together to promote stability & prosperity in region’, he says at Bishkek summit, calls India-Middle East-Europe corridor 'enabler' of economic prosperity.
Global South is the idea that India, or its leader, could be the leader of the rest. Narendra Modi has emerged as its most prominent and powerful global brand ambassador.
MEA readout said Putin told Modi about recent developments & Indian PM reiterated call for dialogue. Kremlin readout said Modi expressed 'support of resolute actions by Russian leadership'.
China President Xi Jinping, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, Russia’s Vladimir Putin & Belarus President Alexandr Lukashenko will be among attendees at summit chaired by PM Modi.
India's participation in SCO not only ensures it remains relevant in larger Eurasian sphere of influence, but also prevents Pakistan and China from pulling Russia towards their agenda.
Invitations sent to heads of state of all SCO member states including China & Pakistan, says MEA. Iran, Belarus and Mongolia invited as observer states for the upcoming meeting.
SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.
Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.
The name, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, itself shows where the locus of influence lies. These four CAR were originally part of the Soviet Union. Have retained security relationships with Russia. However, they do a lot of trade with China, an immense market for their hydrocarbons and natural resources. Deeply landlocked, happy to see the connectivity that BRI and other initiatives create. To be honest, India cannot compete with China within the SCO. 2. When India and Pakistan were invited to join SCO, with Russia playing a role, it was conveyed to them that this was not a forum for them to air their bilateral differences. Unfortunately, that situation has raised between India and China as well. We can either use the forum to deepen our economic engagement with CAR, leaving our issues with China and Pakistan to one side, or face a situation when it becomes awkward to attend summits.
The name, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, itself shows where the locus of influence lies. These four CAR were originally part of the Soviet Union. Have retained security relationships with Russia. However, they do a lot of trade with China, an immense market for their hydrocarbons and natural resources. Deeply landlocked, happy to see the connectivity that BRI and other initiatives create. To be honest, India cannot compete with China within the SCO. 2. When India and Pakistan were invited to join SCO, with Russia playing a role, it was conveyed to them that this was not a forum for them to air their bilateral differences. Unfortunately, that situation has raised between India and China as well. We can either use the forum to deepen our economic engagement with CAR, leaving our issues with China and Pakistan to one side, or face a situation when it becomes awkward to attend summits.