India currently holds the presidency of the SCO which comprises Russia, China, India, Pakistan, Iran and Central Asian States, The Express Tribune reported.
SCO meeting: The annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) CHG conference, which approves the organization's yearly budget, focuses on the trade and economic agenda of the group.
SCO Summit: Modi is also expected to hold bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the summit, including with Putin, and Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev among other leaders.
A major focus of the discussions was to be on the situation in Afghanistan, especially in dealing with the threat from terrorist groups active in the Taliban-ruled country, people familiar with the meeting said.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 10 said that there are unnecessary attempts to bring bilateral issues in the SCO agenda are violation of SCO Charter and Shanghai spirit.
While addressing the 20th Summit of SCO Council of Heads of State, via video-conferencing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 10 said that as world's largest vaccine producing country.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 10 said that India has strong cultural and historical ties with member countries of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
On Wednesday, PM Modi said the global security situation as well as economic cooperation will be on the agenda at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Kyrgyzstan, and asserted that his visit to the Central Asian country will strengthen India's ties with the SCO member states.
"There is no meeting being organised between Prime Minister Modi and the prime minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, at SCO Summit. There is nothing more that we can add at this stage," MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar, in a press conference, said.
Modi is attending the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Kyrgyz capital on June 13-14 where Khan is also expected to be present.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and her Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj are likely to interact during the upcoming meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kyrgyzstan later this month, a top Pakistani official said on Thursday.
The one-week long anti-terror drill which began on August 22 is aimed at expanding cooperation among the member countries to deal with the growing menace of terrorism and extremism.
"There will be no meetings with their Pakistan counterparts," official sources said, ruling out any planned meetings between the Indian and Pakistani ministers.
Sushma will be arriving in China on April 21 and she is scheduled to take part in the SCO Foreign Ministers meeting on April 24
An editorial in the CPI-M journal "People's Democracy" further said that the SCO membership has also given India an opportunity to review its confrontational stance towards China and Pakistan.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that India's membership of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) would contribute to the region's prosperity and strengthen its security.
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