PM Modi attends 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, marks 25 years of the grouping
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- 2026-08-29
PM Modi begins four day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan
Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a four day visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan on Saturday (29 August 2026). He will hold a State Visit to Tashkent from 29 to 30 August, his fourth visit to Uzbekistan, for delegation level talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on trade, investment, defence, critical minerals, energy and connectivity, before travelling to Bishkek to attend the 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation from 31 August to 1 September at the invitation of Kyrgyz President Sadyr Zhaparov. India and Uzbekistan elevated their relationship to a strategic partnership in 2011, and the Ministry of External Affairs said a bilateral meeting between the leaders of India and Russia was also expected on the sidelines of the SCO Summit in Bishkek.
- 2026-08-30
PM Modi arrives in Tashkent for State Visit ahead of SCO summit
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, on Saturday (29 August 2026) for a State Visit, his fourth to the country, ahead of delegation level talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on trade, investment, defence and connectivity. Modi said he was confident the visit would strengthen India's strategic partnerships in Central Asia and deepen the two countries' civilisational connect, before he travels onward to Bishkek to attend the 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- 2026-08-31
India and Uzbekistan elevate ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership
India and Uzbekistan agreed on Sunday, 30 August 2026, to elevate their bilateral ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership, setting a target of USD 5 billion in annual bilateral trade by 2030. The two countries agreed to deepen cooperation across trade, defence and energy, and signed a memorandum of understanding on mining cooperation covering critical minerals, including a framework for the long term supply of uranium from Uzbekistan to India.
- 2026-09-01
PM Modi attends 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, marks 25 years of the grouping
Prime Minister Narendra Modi travelled to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, to attend the 26th Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation on 31 August and 1 September 2026, held to mark 25 years since the SCO's founding. He said India looked forward to advancing its vision for the region anchored in Security, Connectivity and Opportunity, building on India's stated SCO priorities set out in 2018 of security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and environmental protection. The summit, attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin among other leaders, was expected to adopt the Bishkek Declaration and around two dozen other outcome documents. For India, the Bishkek gathering also served as a lead up to the BRICS summit it will host in New Delhi on 12 and 13 September 2026.