What will PM Modi say to President Putin at SCO summit on Tuesday?
The summit has generated considerable global interest
The summit has generated considerable global interest
The summit has generated considerable global interest
The summit has generated considerable global interest
Although to be conducted in the virtual or online video mode, the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, to be held in New Delhi on Tuesday, has generated considerable global interest.
Besides being held against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, a mysterious ‘mutiny’ against Moscow by the Wagner Private Military Company on June 24 has made the summit all the more interesting. With the 'strongman' image of Vladimir Putin and Russia considerably dented, the Russian president’s body language and what he says will be minutely observed.
Last year, during the SCO Summit at Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on September 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gentle advice to President Putin had made global headlines when the Indian PM said “the era of war” is over. So, one wonders what India’s advice would be this time especially as PM Modi will be chairing the summit.
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Moscow that the West is seeking to obstruct the efforts of Moscow and Beijing to bolster the ranks of like-minded countries and the expansion and integrative processes. The diplomat claimed that SCO and China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project, among others, are being targeted by the West.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have also confirmed their online attendance.
Driven primarily by Russia and China, and representing about 40 per cent of humanity, the SCO grouping’s meeting is taking place at a time when there is a global churn in world power politics that has picked up more dizzying traction against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The SCO was set up in Shanghai on June 15, 2001, to promote mutual regional cooperation.
India has taken up the presidency of the regional intergovernmental organisation for 2023-24 and has already conducted more than 130 meetings of various verticals across the country.
This is India’s first presidency after joining as a full member of the SCO in 2017.
The other attendees will be the heads of state from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran, Belarus and Mongolia have been invited with ‘observer’ status while heads of six global and regional organizations—UN, ASEAN, CIS, CSTO, EAEU and CICA—have also been invited.
The theme of the summit on Tuesday is ‘Towards a SECURE SCO’, with the SECURE acronym—coined by PM Modi—standing for Security, Economy and Trade, Connectivity, Unity, Respect for Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity, and Environment.
Besides being held against the backdrop of the ongoing war in Ukraine, a mysterious ‘mutiny’ against Moscow by the Wagner Private Military Company on June 24 has made the summit all the more interesting. With the 'strongman' image of Vladimir Putin and Russia considerably dented, the Russian president’s body language and what he says will be minutely observed.
Last year, during the SCO Summit at Uzbekistan’s Samarkand on September 16, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s gentle advice to President Putin had made global headlines when the Indian PM said “the era of war” is over. So, one wonders what India’s advice would be this time especially as PM Modi will be chairing the summit.
On Friday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in Moscow that the West is seeking to obstruct the efforts of Moscow and Beijing to bolster the ranks of like-minded countries and the expansion and integrative processes. The diplomat claimed that SCO and China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) project, among others, are being targeted by the West.
Meanwhile, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif have also confirmed their online attendance.
Driven primarily by Russia and China, and representing about 40 per cent of humanity, the SCO grouping’s meeting is taking place at a time when there is a global churn in world power politics that has picked up more dizzying traction against the backdrop of the ongoing conflict in Ukraine.
The SCO was set up in Shanghai on June 15, 2001, to promote mutual regional cooperation.
India has taken up the presidency of the regional intergovernmental organisation for 2023-24 and has already conducted more than 130 meetings of various verticals across the country.
This is India’s first presidency after joining as a full member of the SCO in 2017.
The other attendees will be the heads of state from Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Iran, Belarus and Mongolia have been invited with ‘observer’ status while heads of six global and regional organizations—UN, ASEAN, CIS, CSTO, EAEU and CICA—have also been invited.
The theme of the summit on Tuesday is ‘Towards a SECURE SCO’, with the SECURE acronym—coined by PM Modi—standing for Security, Economy and Trade, Connectivity, Unity, Respect for Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity, and Environment.