India is keen to establish stronger ties with Central Asian countries where China has an increasing presence. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Uzbekistan twice.
The MEA said India's proposal to hold 'Chabahar Day' on the sidelines of the International Maritime Summit in January 2021 was also welcomed at the meeting.
Addressing a virtual summit with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, PM Modi said the two countries also similar concerns over separatism, extremism and fundamentalism.
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.
On April 14, the three countries launched an early morning strike inside Syria, that struck three facilities to punish a suspected chemical attack by President Bashar al-Assad against his own people last week.
Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.
Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.
None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.
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