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Mehta urges SCO members to work on eliminating transnational economic crime

Solicitor General Tushar Mehta on Friday urged the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to work together to eliminate the threat of transnational economic crimes by enhancing mutual trust, understanding, cooperation and communication, the Union Law Ministry said. Mehta and additional secretary (legal affairs) in the law ministry Anju Rathi Rana led the Indian delegation at the 20th meeting of Prosecutors General of SCO member states on Friday in Astana, Kazakhstan. In a statement, the law ministry said the 20th meeting of Prosecutors General was also attended by Prosecutor General of Kazakhstan Asylov B N, Prosecutor of the Supreme People's Procuratorate of China Zhang Jun, Prosecutor General of the Kyrgyz Republic Zulushev K T, Additional Attorney-General of Pakistan Rashdeen Nawaz Kasuri, Prosecutor General of the Russian Federation Krasnov I V, Prosecutor General of Tajikistan Rakhmon Yu A, Prosecutor General of Uzbekistan Yuldashev N T and SCO Secretary ..

India's international canvas

The nation's diplomacy enters a critical phase

India deepens strategic autonomy-bonds with SCO, IPEF and Russia

India is the only common member country to be a part of the SCO and the US-driven Indo Pacific Economic Framework (IPEF).

This era not of war, PM Narendra Modi tells Vladimir Putin at SCO meet

Russian prez says he understands India's position, concerns

Inter-governmental panel on the cards to resolve Chabahar Port row

Tehran wants domestic resolution; New Delhi seeks international arbitration framework

Why Chinese Prez Xi Jinping's Central Asia trip is important: An explainer

Chinese President and head of the ruling Communist Party Xi Jinping is expected to meet with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin during a visit the neighbouring Central Asian nations of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan this month, in what would be his first overseas visits since the start of the COVID-19 outbreak in late 2019. Xi, 69, has participated in global gatherings by video link, but his physical absence and those of other top Chinese leaders has thrown a shadow over Beijing's global political and economic ambitions. Xi has only left mainland China to make a one-day visit to the semi-autonomous city of Hong Kong on July 1 to speak at a ceremony commemorating the 25th anniversary of its handover from British to Chinese rule. Xi has overseen a sweeping crackdown on civil rights in the city since pro-democracy protests in 2019, with opposition voices either imprisoned, forced into exile or intimidated into silence. According to Russian media, Xi will attend a summit of the Shanghai

Why India may not get a sizable role in post-war reconstruction of Ukraine

New Delhi's ability to maximise its role in the post-war reconstruction may be hamstrung by its modest position in key multilateral institutions

SCO meet: Afghanistan shows radicalisation key threat to peace, says PM

SCO members reaffirm they will oppose practices that threaten global economy

SCO members should leverage economic strength to boost trade: Goyal

The Covid-19 crisis is a clarion call to SCO member countries to leverage their economic strength to boost trade and investment in the region, Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal said on Wednesday

Indian lawyer or Queen's counsel must represent Jadhav in Pakistan: MEA

Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said the government of Pakistan has not been able to fulfil its obligations on implementation of the ICJ judgment in letter and spirit

India walks out of SCO meet after Pak official projects 'fictitious map'

Government sources said the Pakistani action was "blatant violation" of the SCO charter

Foreign ministers of Russia, India, China hold trilateral talks in Moscow

The foreign ministers of Russia, India and China (RIC) on Thursday held trilateral talks on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Moscow

Putin expresses confidence in SCO's ability to respond to new challenges

Terrorism poses a serious threat and drug trafficking and organised crimes are on the rise, Vladimir Putin has said as he expressed confidence in the SCO bloc's ability to respond promptly

Defence minister Rajnath Singh leaves for Tehran after 4-day Russia visit

On Saturday, Singh met his counterparts from Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and deliberated on ways to give greater thrust to defence cooperation between India and the Central Asian countries

Rajnath Singh meets Chinese counterpart in Moscow amid Ladakh standoff

Singh and Wei are in Moscow to attend a meeting of the defence ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) which took place earlier in the day

India to host Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet in 2020: Secy general

The SCO has four observer states, namely Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia. It has six dialogue partners, namely Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.

India, Russia, China uniting on rising protectionism, WTO reforms at SCO

After focusing on terrorism and defence in 2018, Modi is expected to discuss the ongoing trade war and pitch for greater economic cooperation with Russia and China

No bilateral meeting to take place between Modi, Imran in Bishkek, says MEA

Tensions between the two countries worsened after the Pulwama terror attack and both the countries were almost on the brink of a war

India calls for enhanced connectivity, unimpeded trade among SCO members

Indian and Pakistani flags formally raised at the SCO headquarters

Don't bring bilateral hostility in SCO, play by rules: China to India, Pak

China is worried that bilateral disputes between India and Pakistan could affect the forum