SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANISATION
India-China SCO talks focus on trade security, connectivity under first bilateral consultations
India and China held their first bilateral consultations on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in New Delhi. Both nations agreed to enhance cooperation on security, trade, and regional connectivity. Discussions focused on implementing SCO leaders' decisions and the organization's future direction. This meeting aims to build confidence and stabilize bilateral ties amid global shifts.
S Jaishankar reaffirms India's steadfast ties with Russia; calls for removal of non-tariff barriers for $100 billion trade goal
India and Russia are working to increase their annual trade to USD 100 billion by 2030. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar highlighted the need to remove trade barriers and regulatory hurdles. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov praised India's independent foreign policy. The two nations are committed to a strong partnership, including in civil nuclear energy.
China Eastern Airlines to resume Kolkata-Kunming flights from April 2026
China Eastern Airlines is set to resume its Kolkata-Kunming route in April 2026, six years after suspending services due to the pandemic. This move follows the airline's recent restart of flights to Delhi, signaling improved India-China relations. The resumption is expected to significantly boost trade and tourism for eastern India.
India's nuanced diplomacy in turbulent West Asia, Af-Pak
Iran war: Oil prices could rise in the coming days as violence escalates in West Asia and the Persian Gulf. The Strait of Hormuz, the main gateway for oil exports from the region, is now at the centre of global risk. Any further flare-up could push fuel prices sharply higher worldwide.
Xi, Putin hold video talks on Wednesday: China state media
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held talks via video call. This meeting follows recent agreements by diplomats to boost economic cooperation. The strategic partnership between China and Russia has strengthened since Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The leaders have maintained regular contact, exchanging New Year greetings and discussing close exchanges.
Jaishankar to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Kyrgyzstan
Union Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday embarked on a two-day visit to Kyrgystan to attend the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG), to be held under the chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of External Affairs said.
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View: PM Modi's Samarkand remarks were carefully crafted
With President Putin, PM Modi adverted to the biggest problem facing the world, and in particular the developing countries, of food and fuel security and fertilisers, for which a way out had to be found, and for which Russia too, he said, will need to take an initiative. He said he knew that today was not an age of war and he had spoken before to Putin about the world being sensitive to dialogue and diplomacy.
Rajnath Singh attends Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet in Dushanbe
The SCO, seen as a counterweight to NATO, is an eight-member economic and security bloc and has emerged as one of the largest trans-regional international organisations.India and Pakistan became its permanent members in 2017.
Most important challenge is terrorism: India at Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet
In another reference to Pakistan, he said it is unfortunate that there were attempts to deliberately bring bilateral issues into the SCO and described it as a blatant violation of principles and norms of the charter of the grouping.
Russia welcomes India and China's decision to de-escalate tensions
"We are very happy that Moscow has presented a platform to Russia, China and India to have this very productive, fruitful meeting whose goal is to stablise the situation on the border between India and China," Lavrov said while a reporter sought his comments on the India-China roadmap to deescalate tensions along their borders.
S. Jaishankar to attend Septemeber 10 meeting of SCO foreign ministers in Russia
The SCO meetings are taking place at a time when India and China, two of the bloc's members, are engaged in a fierce border row in eastern Ladakh.
Russian bid to host SCO, Brics meets shadowed by China’s Ladakh move
While the disengagement process has been initiated, PLA troops continue to be amassed, casting a shadow over the two non-Western plurilaterals of which Russia holds the current presidency, ET has reliably gathered.
Sitharaman attends SCO conclave in Kyrgyzstan; holds talks with Chinese counterpart
On the sidelines of the conclave, Sitharaman attended a bilateral meeting with Chinese Defence Minister General Wei Fenghe.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members discuss deepening anti-terror cooperation
"The meeting discussed topical issues of international and regional security as well as deepening of practical cooperation of SCO members in the fight against terrorism."
India to use Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in its war on terror
Whether a meeting materialises between Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif - the government said there's no proposal yet.
China defends Pakistan on terrorism ahead of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
China's Assistant Foreign Minister Li Huilai sidestepped a question on Afghanistan blaming Pakistan's intelligence agency for the recent bomb attacks in Kabul.
SCO leaders discuss measures to improve regional cooperation
He said he believed that every SCO meeting will contribute to cooperation between member countries as well as regional development, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.
India accepted as full member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
India was today accepted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), a six-member regional grouping including China and Russia.
India, Russia to accelerate civil nuclear cooperation
PM Modi and Putin met for 90 minutes shortly after the Indian Prime Minister arrived on a three-day visit here to attend the BRICS and SCO summits.
PM Narendra Modi, Nawaz Sharif to meet on sidelines of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
The two leaders, who will be present in Ufa to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, will be meeting on the sidelines of it.
India likely to become member of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation soon
The formal announcement on India's membership could come at the next SCO summit in Ufa, Russia on July 9-10, which PM Narendra Modi may attend.
No time-frame for India, Pakistan's membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Official
There is no time-frame on India and Pak's induction into the SCO as the process of assuming membership depends on the countries concerned, a top Russian official said.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit paves way for India's entry in the group: Chinese experts
India yesterday formally submitted an application for full membership to the SCO at the SCO Heads of State Summit in Tajikistan capital Dushanbe.
Xi Jinping moots anti-terror treaty among members of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
President Xi Jinping today mooted an anti-terrorism treaty among member countries of the China-backed Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
India's membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation initiated
Summit of SCO attended among others by Presidents of Russia, China, Afghanistan and Iran, cleared administrative hurdle to grant membership to India.
India keen to deepen security-related cooperation with Shanghai Cooperation Organisation: Sujatha Singh
India has renewed its pitch for a "larger and wider" role in SCO, saying it was keen to deepen security-related cooperation with the six-nation grouping.
India pitches for larger role in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
S M Krishna said India "admired" the grouping which comprised of China, Russia, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.
China welcomes proposed accession of India in Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
China, the host of the SCO summit, today welcomed the proposed accession of India and Pakistan to the security grouping.
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