The Prime Minister is also expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jingping and Russian President Vladimir Putin during the SCO summit
May hold first bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi since 2019
Tehran wants domestic resolution; New Delhi seeks international arbitration framework
China on Friday refused to comment on a possible meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit in Uzbekistan next week, but said the disengagement troops in the Gogra-Hotsprings area of eastern Ladakh will send a "positive signal" to improve the strained bilateral ties. "I have no information to offer at this moment," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a briefing here when asked whether India and China are in communication about a possible Modi-Xi meeting on the side-lines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Samarkand on September 15 to 16. China and India are important members of SCO. Both support Uzbekistan as rotating chair for this year's summit. "We hope for the greater development of the organisation," she said. Speculation is rife about the meeting between Modi and Xi as India and China on Thursday announced the disengagement of their troops from the Patrolling
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is scheduled for September 15-16 where leaders of the organisation will sit together to discuss regional challenges, Daily Jang reported.
In the meeting at the SCO summit, which will be the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders, issues like humanitarian aid to Afghans are likely to be discussed
SCO members reaffirm they will oppose practices that threaten global economy
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar held a "useful discussion" with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov and Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday urged the member nations to enhance regional connectivity by respecting the territorial integrity of nations.
Prime Minister says countries should respect territorial integrity, as border dispute with China continues and Islamabad tries to rake up Kashmir at international forums
PM delivered the message in the presence of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan
The Corps Commander talks are taking place with a specific agenda of firming up a roadmap for disengagement of troops from the friction points in eastern Ladakh
The Indian delegation at the talks is likely to be headed by Lt Gen Harinder Singh, the commander of the Leh-based 14 Corps of the Indian Army
A high-ranking source familiar with preparations has recently told Sputnik that Russia has decided to postpone the SCO summit
The government's announcement on inviting Pakistan to the mega event came in the midst of frayed ties between the two countries
Earlier in the day, PM Modi said New Delhi supported connectivity but not at the cost of sovereignty and territorial integrity
The conflicting national interest of new members India and Pakistan could serve as roadblocks to SCO's progress
Indian rice exported to China will have meet importing country's quarantine rules, and must be free of six identified pests
None of the issues which kept them apart for two years is resolved; outlook for progress is not good
Addressing the 10th meeting of the heads of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states, he also said it is an important platform for regional outreach