SCO summit on Tuesday; PM Narendra Modi, China's Xi Jinping to share platform for first time since Galwan Valley incident

SCO summit on Tuesday; PM Narendra Modi, China’s Xi Jinping to share platform for first time since Galwan Valley incident

New Delhi: The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) digital summit will happen on Tuesday beginning 2.30 pm (IST) and is predicted to final two and a half hours. The summit will see the participation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan and leaders of 4 central Asian international locations.

The 4 central Asian members of the SCO are–Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Russia is internet hosting the chair of the grouping for this yr.

Minister of External Affairs Spokesperson (MEA) Anurag Shrivastava mentioned, “PM will lead the Indian delegation to the 20th summit of SCO Council of heads of state which will be held in the virtual format on 10th of November. The meeting will be chaired by President Putin of the Russian Federation”.

This is the third assembly through which India shall be collaborating as full members. New Delhi was granted the observer standing of SCO in 2005 and in June 2017 it grew to become a full member.

Both Pakistan and China have confirmed participation. This would be the first time PM Modi and Chinese President Xi shall be sharing platform just about after the Galwan incident. 

The Galwan Valley incident noticed the dying of 20 Indian troopers as a result of Chinese aggressiveness on the line of precise management in japanese Ladakh. China additionally suffered casualties however by no means got here out with figures. 2020 noticed ties between the two neighbouring international locations deteriorating as Chinese troops massed on the LAC.

All in All, PM Modi and President Xi shall be collectively three instances this month, first at SCO heads of state digital summit, BRICS digital summit on 17th November after which the G20 digital summit on November 21-22. 

Interestingly, Indian and Pakistani PMs can even be on the identical digital platform. Last time they PM Modi and Imran khan have been below the identical roof have been on the UNGA dinner and lunch in 2019 in New York. Given the tensions in ties post-Pulwama terror assault, no assembly passed off.

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