PM Modi to meet Russia's Putin on SCO meeting sidelines
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the upcoming SCO summit in Kyrgyzstan. The meeting will focus on bilateral relations, trade, and regional security ahead of the BRICS summit in India.
Why it matters
The meeting highlights India's strategic diplomatic balancing act between major global powers and its focus on regional security within the SCO framework.
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will have a bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the margins of the upcoming SCO summit in Bishkek, said govt while announcing Modi’s two-nation central Asia tour to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan that begins Saturday. The summit meeting of the Eurasian bloc will take place on Aug 31-Sept 1.In Bishkek, Modi will also come face to face with Chinese President Xi Jinping before he hosts him for the Brics summit here on Sept 12-13.
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