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. Modi’s other bilateral engagements are still being finalised.Modi’s bilateral with Putin, the first since the Russian President visited India in Dec 2025 for the annual summit, will follow external affairs minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Moscow this week for a meeting of the 27th India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic, Scientific, Technological and Cultural Cooperation during which he also called on Putin.While discussing trade and investment, energy and nuclear cooperation, Putin assured Jaishankar of continued supply of fertilisers, saying Russia is doing everything to help Indian farmers. Jaishankar told him Modi is looking forward to hosting him for the Brics summit in Sept.
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This year’s summit marks the 25th anniversary of the SCO, of which India has been a full member since 2017 along with Pakistan. With Islamabad watching, India is again likely to remind the grouping that the original SCO mandate was to fight terrorism, extremism and separatism.“The Prime Minister will address the summit where he will highlight India’s priorities of security, connectivity and opportunity at the forum. He will also hold bilateral meets with SCO leaders on the sidelines of the summit,” said MEA, adding that Modi will also attend the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games, a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of central Asia, in Kyrgyzstan.
