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Pakistani Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar. File. | Photo Credit: AP Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar on Wednesday (September 30, 2026) reaffirmed his country’s commitment to an open, inclusive and constructive Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Chairmanship, guided by the ‘Shanghai Spirit’ of mutual trust and mutual benefit. Mr. Dar, who is also…
The Indian delegation has been visiting Islamabad for the meeting, which is the first such visit after last year’s brief conflict. Photo credit: X/@ForeignOfficePk India is among the countries attending a three-day meeting of the National Coordinators of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which commenced in Islamabad on Monday (September 28, 2026) to prepare for…
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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro. File | Photo Credit: AP President Donald Trump’s top trade adviser, Peter Navarro, has described as “troublesome” the show of unity between the leaders of India, Russia and China, saying Prime Minister Narendra Modi needs to be with Washington, Europe and Ukraine, not with Russia. Mr. Navarro’s remarks came after…
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Russian President Vladimir Putin, left, and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Tianjin, China , on September 1, 2025. | Photo Credit: AP UN Security Council permanent members China and Russia backed Iran on Monday in rejecting a move by European countries to reimpose UN sanctions on…
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President of Laos, Thongloun Sisoulith, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on the sidelines of the SCO summit, in Tianjin on Sunday. Photo: X/@narendramodi X/ANI Photo Laos, on Monday (September 1, 2025), was accepted as a dialogue partner of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) at the SCO summit conducted in the Chinese city of Tianjin. Follow…
This week WorldView comes to you from Pakistan. S. Jaishankar traveled to Islamabad for the SCO and meetings with Pakistan Prime Minister and Foreign Minister. Dr. Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for one of many firsts: – First visit by any Indian minister since 2016- when Home Minister Rajnath Singh attended the SAARC meet – First…
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File picture of External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar | Photo Credit: ANI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Tuesday (October 15, 2024) landed in Islamabad, Pakistan, to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), in the first visit to Pakistan by a senior Indian minister in years. Mr. Jaishankar was greeted at the…
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China’s President Xi Jinping with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin at the SCO summit in Astana on July 3. | Photo Credit: AFP China is seeking to strengthen its leadership of an expanding bloc of nations it sees as a potential counterweight to the world order led by the United States. Leaders of the Shanghai…
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External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov during a meeting, in Astana, Kazhakstan. | Photo Credit: PTI External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Wednesday, July 3, 2024, raised the issue of Indian nationals in the war zone and pressed for their safe return during a meeting with his Russian counterpart Sergey…
China’s President Xi Jinping. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images The situation in Afghanistan, the Ukraine conflict and boosting overall security cooperation among the SCO member countries are expected to figure in the summit. Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 24th summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana this week,…
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