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Friday, September 26, 2025
TopicShanghai Cooperation Organisation

Topic: Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Modi, Xi to come face-to-face next week at virtual SCO Summit, a first since border row began 

PM Modi and China's Xi are expected to meet virtually at three other summits in November — ASEAN, chaired by Vietnam, BRICS, chaired by Russia, and G-20, chaired by Saudi Arabia.

NSA Ajit Doval storms out of SCO meet over Pakistan’s ‘fictitious’ map

India says Pakistan ‘deliberately’ showed the ‘illegal’ map as its backdrop in the virtual meeting, in blatant disregard of host Russia’s advisory.

Jaishankar meets Kyrgyz counterpart on sidelines of SCO meeting, agrees to enhance ties

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar also thanked Chingiz Aidarbekov for the support in facilitating the return of Indian nationals from the Central Asian country.

Rajnath Singh discusses bilateral ties, regional security with Iran in ‘fruitful meeting’

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s visit to Iran comes a day after he voiced India's deep concern about the situation in the Persian Gulf.

Rajnath Singh tells China to restore status quo along LAC in 2.5 hour-long meeting in Moscow

In Moscow for the SCO, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in what is the first highest level face-to-face contact between the two counties since border tensions erupted in May.

India concerned over security in Afghanistan, will keep supporting its people, says Rajnath

In his address at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, the Defence Minister said that the goal should be security & growth for all in the region, but it is far from being achieved.

India withdraws from Russia military exercise, participation of China & Pakistan a factor

India had earmarked 200 military personnel, including 180 soldiers from an infantry battalion and observers from the IAF and the Navy, to take part in the exercise, Kavkaz-2020.  

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to take part in SCO video conference on Covid-19

The extraordinary meeting of the foreign ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will take place on 13 May, while the regular meet is slated for June in Moscow.

India to conduct 1st joint military exercise with Uzbekistan, focus on counter-terrorism

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, who will be in Uzbekistan from 1-3 November for an SCO meeting, will greet the Indian contingent ahead of the exercise.

Now, Pakistan to attend second day of SCO military medicine conference in New Delhi

Abdul Adil, Air Adviser at the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, and Medical Officer Abdul Hameed will attend the second day of the conference Friday.

On Camera

US, China bully India in global market. Delhi must get its own instruments of leverage

India has an advantage which even long-standing powers do not have—the world's highest concentration of Global Capability Centres.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

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.

Govt inks deal with HAL for 97 new Tejas Mk1A; previous order’s deliveries likely to begin next yr

There were no plans to have Mk1A version. However, compromise was reached between HAL & IAF in 2015 since original plan for getting Mk2 would've been time-consuming affair.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

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.