Key Points
China, Russia and Pakistan have confirmed participation in the next weeks Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which for the first time will be hosted by India, though in a virtual mode..
India keen on having workable relationship with China, but it takes two hands to clap..
At the invitation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping will attend the 23rd meeting of the Council of Heads of the SCO on July 4 and deliver important remarks, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Hua Chunying said in a brief press release..
This year, Iran is expected to be accorded the status as the ninth SCO member.. India has fixed the theme of the summit around the acronym SECURE, which stands for security, economy and trade, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environment...
Last year, the in-person SCO summit took place in the Uzbek city of Samarkand that was attended by all top leaders of the grouping, including PM Modi, Xi and Putin..
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