China, Russia, and Iran Take Center Stage at SCO Summit
Sideline meetings are highlighting disputes as members pursue trade, digital links and cultural exchanges at the 25th annual gathering.
- The 25th annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit began on August 31 in Bishkek, with discussions focused on building trade, digital connections, and fostering cultural exchanges among member states.
- Amid heightened tensions with the United States, China, Russia, and Iran are using the Bishkek SCO summit to strengthen diplomatic and economic ties among the three nations.
- Earlier, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi expanded Central Asian economic ties by signing an MoU on mineral resources in Uzbekistan and finalizing a $4 billion uranium deal with Kazakhstan.
- Bilateral meetings highlight persistent disputes among members, including tensions between China and India, Russia and Armenia, and India and Pakistan, complicating consensus on shared initiatives.
- Pakistan is set to host the next annual SCO heads-of-state gathering in 2027, as regional dynamics continue shifting amid ongoing drone attacks in Ukraine affecting broader geopolitical alignment.
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Shanghai summit exposes cracks
The 25th anniversary summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was held in Bishkek on Monday and Tuesday. Instead of reflecting a celebration, it was a mirror of the strategic fractures within Eurasia.Twenty-five years ago, the Shanghai Five was a local arrangement aimed at stabilizing p
Leaders of countries including China, Russia, India, and Iran discussed a "multipolar" initiative at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, distancing themselves from the U.S.-centric international order. Amidst continuing instability in the international situation caused by Russia's war in Ukraine and the U.S.-Israel war against Iran, U.S. sanctions and economic pressure
China, Russia, and Iran Take Center Stage at SCO Summit
The 25th anniversary of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s annual gathering got underway August 31 in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek, with discussions expected to focus on building trade and digital connections and fostering cultural exchanges. The agenda is seen as aimed at broadly countering US global influence, not so surprising given that the summit’s most prominent attendees include China’s Xi Jinping, Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Iranian P…
In Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, numerous heads of state—from Russia and China to Iran, India, and Pakistan—arrived on Monday, August 31, on the eve of the 25th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit. The goal is to reinforce the idea of a multipolar world and counter American hegemony. But even before the official opening, bilateral meetings, some of strategic importance, had already taken place.
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