Foreign Relations

SCO Summit under India’s Chairmanship

India assumed the rotating Chairmanship of SCO at the Samarkand Summit on 16 September 2022. Under India’s first-ever Chairmanship, the 23rd Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State will be held in the virtual format on 4 July 2023, chaired by Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi. […]

Agriculture & Commodities

8th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of SCO countries

The 8th meeting of Agriculture Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member countries was held today through video conferencing under the chairmanship of Union Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Shri Narendra Singh Tomar. […]

Foreign Relations

Shri G. Kishan Reddy chairs meeting of Heads of SCO

Shri G. Kishan Reddy, Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India chaired the Meeting of Heads of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism Administrations held in ‘Kashi’ (Varanasi) on 17th March 2023. […]

Foreign Relations

India to work closely with Uzbek for bilateral trade

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan, H.E. Mr. Shavkat Mirziyoyev, today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on the sidelines of the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). […]

Foreign Relations

Modi asks Putin to end Conflict

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi met President of Russian Federation H.E Mr. Vladimir Putin today in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). […]

Foreign Relations

Modi welcomes Iran into SCO

Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and President of the Islamic Republic of Iran H.E. Mr. Ebrahim Raisi met in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on the sidelines of the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the SCO. This was the first meeting between the Prime Minister and President Raisi since President Raisi’s assumption of office in 2021. […]

Foreign Relations

Varanasi nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital at the 2022 SCO Summit

The city of Varanasi has been nominated as the first-ever SCO Tourism and Cultural Capital during the period 2022-2023 at the 22nd Meeting of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Council of Heads of State in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on September 16, 2022. Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi had participated in the Summit. […]

Foreign Relations

EAM visits Tashkent for SCO meeting

External Affairs Minister Dr S. Jaishankar visited Tashkent on 28-29 July 2022 at the invitation of Uzbekistan Acting Foreign Minister H. E. Mr. Vladimir Norov to take part in the meeting of SCO Council of Foreign Ministers. […]

Foreign Relations

Special Working Group on Startups and Innovation Needed: MoS Anupriya Patel

In the 20th Meeting of SCO Ministers responsible for Foreign Economy and Foreign Trade held late yesterday and hosted by the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Minister of State (MoS) for Commerce and Industry, Smt. Anupriya Patel, in her intervention, stressed on the need for effective cooperation between SCO Member States for a balanced and equitable growth in trade and commerce. […]

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PM Modi participates in 21st SCO Meet

Prime Minister participated virtually in the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), and through video-message in the Joint SCO-CSTO Outreach Session on Afghanistan.
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Technology

Young scientists showcase at SCO Young Scientist Conclave

Young scientists share innovative ideas in a range of areas at the SCO Young Scientist Conclave; Dr. Harsh Vardhan exhorts the astute scientists at the 1st SCO Young Scientist Conclave to ‘Innovate, Patent, Produce & Prosper’ to lead our countries towards faster development; A roadmap for networking and collaboration in these areas prepared with provisions for exchange of young scientists across the SCO member states […]

Foreign Relations

VP calls upon the SCO Member States to enforce statutes to eradicate terrorism

Vice President expresses concern about States that leverage terrorism as an instrument of State policy; VP calls upon SCO Member States to enforce statutes to eradicate safe havens, financial networks supporting terrorism; Terrorism is the most important challenge faced by the region; VP calls for reforms to global institutions, including WHO, to rework development strategies in post-COVID-19 world […]