Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Decoding China: Ashok Kantha's book offers hard Indian perspectives

From the weaponisation of trade and border issues to the Belt and Road Initiative, this book paints a detailed picture of China and its future direction

India cautions against misuse of export measures at SCO ministers meet

India has cautioned against weaponising export-related measures or misusing them to create artificial scarcity, distort markets, or disrupt supply chains at an SCO meeting, an official statement said on Sunday. At the SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) Trade Ministers' Meeting in Vladivostok on September 6, India said that calibrated and transparent use of these steps is essential to maintain trust in international commerce. India has also called for addressing persistent trade deficits by ensuring greater market access and simplifying processes for trade facilitation. These remarks are important as India's auto and electronics sector faced issues due to export restrictions on rare earth magnets and fertiliser by China. China is a member of the organisation. India also warned that trade-linked climate measures should not result in arbitrary or unjustified discrimination. "...persistent trade imbalances must be addressed through better market access, cooperation on standards,

The false promise of SCO: No panacea for India's geopolitical challenges

India's enthusiastic participation in the SCO summit hosted by China was meant to signal to Washington that New Delhi has other options

SCO summit shows India's pivot: multi-alignment over single-nation bets

The SCO meet exemplifies a nuanced balancing act between India and China - cooperation where feasible, vigilance where imperative

As US ties fray under Trump, second-gen reforms are India's best defence

The US will eventually realise that India cannot be bullied, but things may get much worse before they get better

SCO can become a guide to inclusive world order: PM Narendra Modi

India refuses to endorse declaration supporting China's ambitious BRI

PM Modi meets China's Xi in Tianjin, stresses mutual trust, respect in ties

The meeting comes at a time when India and China are working to improve relations following a sudden downturn in India-US ties triggered by US President Donald Trump's tariff policy

PM Modi to hold bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today

PM Modi is also scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during the course of the SCO summit

Amid US strain, PM Narendra Modi set to visit China after 7 years

A bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines of the SCO summit is also being planned, the sources said

PM Modi to attend SCO summit in China, first visit after 2020 Galwan clash

PM Modi will visit China for the SCO summit on August 31. He may meet Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin. Before that, he will go to Japan for talks with PM Fumio Kishida

SCO foreign ministers' meet to lay political groundwork for summit: China

The meeting of the Foreign Ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in the Chinese city of Tianjin on Tuesday will make political preparations for the summit of the 10-member bloc to be held at the end of August, an official here said on Monday. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar and Foreign Ministers of the other SCO member states have arrived in Beijing on Monday to attend a conclave of the grouping. China, which is the rotating chair of the SCO, said the Council of Foreign Ministers meeting aims to make political preparations for the summit of the organisation. The summit will be held in Tianjin this fall, Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian told a media briefing here. The foreign ministers will exchange views on cooperation in various fields of the SCO and major international and regional issues and sign a series of resolutions and documents, Lin said. Russian news agency Tass quoted Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova as saying that the

Jaishankar to visit China for SCO meet, first since 2020 Galwan standoff

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar is set to visit China around July 13 to attend a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), people familiar with the matter said on Friday. It would be Jaishankar's first visit to China after the ties between the two countries came under severe strain following the 2020 military standoff along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in eastern Ladakh. The external affairs minister is likely to travel to Beijing for talks with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi before going to Tianjin for the conclave of the SCO foreign ministers that will be held on July 14 and 15, the people cited above said. Jaishankar's visit is taking place less than three weeks after Defence Minister Rajnath Singh travelled to the Chinese port city of Qingdao to participate in the SCO defence ministers' conference. China is the current chair of the SCO and it is hosting the meetings of the grouping in that capacity. The military standoff in eastern Ladakh began in Ma

Rajnath Singh stresses border management to Chinese counterpart at SCO meet

Rajnath Singh tells China a structured and permanent engagement is key to resolving border issues, while also flagging the Pahalgam attack at the SCO defence ministers' meet

SCO meet | India hands China a 4-step plan to avoid disputes: What did the talks entail?

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet in Qingdao, India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met his Chinese counterpart and pitched a four-pronged formula to ease border tensions and stabilise

Rajnath refuses to sign SCO communique over exclusion of Pahalgam attack

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attends an SCO meeting in China, delivers a speech but doesn't sign a statement because of the issue, sources say

Why did Rajnath Singh refuse to sign SCO bloc communique in China?

At the SCO summit in China, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the perpetrators and sponsors of terrorism must be held accountable, even as he chose not to sign a document by the bloc

India backs Afghan peace, remains top regional partner: Rajnath at SCO meet

Underscoring India's civilisational values and global vision, Singh highlighted the country's efforts to build consensus in tackling global challenges through cooperation

Rajnath Singh to depart for China today, seek anti-terror efforts at SCO

During the meeting, the leaders are expected to discuss various issues, including regional and international peace and security, counter-terrorism efforts

Hold perpetrators of cross-border terror to account: NSA Doval at SCO meet

NSA Ajit Doval on Tuesday called on the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to hold perpetrators, organisers, financiers of cross border terror to account, widely seen as a demand to act against Pakistan-backed terrorism. In his address at a conclave of top security officials of the SCO, Doval said India is "deeply concerned" about continued threat from UN-proscribed terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Qaeda, ISIS and its affiliates. The NSA said New Delhi launched Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure and deter terrorists from carrying out attacks in India following the Pahalgam terror strike. In response to the attack in Pahalgam in which TRF, a proxy of LeT, killed 26 Indian and Nepalese nationals and injured several others after segregating them on the basis of religion, India launched Operation Sindoor to dismantle terror infrastructure, he said. Doval said India's actions were "measured and non escalatory". The NSA ...

India distances itself from SCO statement on Israel-Iran conflict

India distances itself from an SCO statement criticising Israel's strikes on Iran, reiterates its neutral stance and calls for diplomatic efforts to ease tensions in West Asia