India invites Pakistan for SCO civilisational dialogue forum meet next month
India has invited Pakistan to participate in the inaugural SCO civilisational dialogue forum, an initiative proposed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Despite long-standing bilateral tensions, the invitation reflects the SCO's role as a platform for regional engagement.
Why it matters
The invitation demonstrates how multilateral forums can facilitate diplomatic contact between India and Pakistan even when formal bilateral relations remain stalled.
NEW DELHI: India has invited Pakistan for the inaugural meeting of the SCO civilisational dialogue forum that it will host next month.Prime Minister Narendra Modi had proposed the dialogue forum during his visit to Tianjin last year for the SCO summit, saying that it would work to foster greater people-to-people ties and cultural understanding within the grouping.Aurungzeb Khan Khichi, minister for national heritage and culture, has been invited for the dialogue.The Eurasian bloc continues to enjoy immunity from India-Pakistan tensions, allowing rare high-level visits from both sides even in the absence of any substantive bilateral engagement between the two countries for over a decade.The last Pakistan minister to visit India was Bilawal Bhutto in 2023…
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