Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived here today on a two-day visit
primarily to attend the annual summit of Shanghai Cooperation
Organisation (SCO) which is likely to deliberate on several pressing
global issues including future of Iran nuclear deal, the impact of US
sanctions on Russia and situation in the Indo-Pacific region.To get more
qingdao news today, you can visit shine news official website.
It
is Modi's second visit to China in little over five weeks. He was in
the Chinese city of Wuhan on April 27 and 28 to attend an informal
summit with President ..
Diplomats said the summit is also likely
to explore ways to deepen cooperation among the SCO member countries in
dealing with threats of terrorism, extremism, and radicalisation
besides delving into issues relating to trade, investment, and
connectivity.
It is for the first time the Indian prime minister
will be attending the SCO summit after India along with Pakistan became a
full-fledged members of the grouping, jointly dominated by China and
Russia, which has been increasingly seen ..
The SCO currently
has eight member countries which represents around 42 per cent of the
world's population and 20 per cent of the global GDP.
Besides
Modi, other leaders attending the summit in this picturesque coastal
city of China's Shandong province include President Xi Jinping, Russian
President Vladimir Putin, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani and Pakistan
President Mamnoon Hussain.
In his address at the SCO Modi, is
likely to articulate India's position on dealing with major challenges
facing the world including ways to tackle terrorism, and boosting trade
and investment in the region.
The summit in this Chinese port
city is taking place under the shadow of Washington's pull out from the
Iran nuclear deal, its sanction regime against Russia and frictions with
China over the trade tariff dispute and diplomats said all these issues
may figure at the summit as well ..
n the wake of Washington's
strained ties with Russia, China and Iran, officials said the SCO summit
will provide an opportunity for President Xi and his Russian
counterpart Putin to reflect on a common vision for the region and
present the bloc as a powerful voice to deal with pressing global
issues.
The situation in the Indo-Pacific may figure in the talks
but it is unlikely that the issue will find a mention in the SCO
outcome document.
Officials said the US pull out from the Iran
nuclear deal, Washington's sanctions against Russia under the Countering
America's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act (CAATSA) may also figure in
the talks. The sanctions have impacted Russia's defence cooperation
with a number of countries including India.
The SCO leaders are also expected to review the situation in the Korean peninsula, Afghanistan and Syria.
The
officials said India is also likely to focus on importance of regional
connectivity projects to boost trade among members of the SCO countries.
India
has been strongly pushing for connectivity projects like the Chabahar
port project and International North-South Transport Corridor to gain
access to resource-rich central Asian countries.
Modi is expected
to hold nearly half a dozen bilateral meetings with leaders of other
SCO countries. However, there is no official word on whether there will
be any interaction between Modi and Pakistan President Hussain, who is
scheduled to attend the meeting in China.
The SCO was founded at a
summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the presidents of Russia, China, Kyrgyz
Republic, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. India and Pakistan
became its members last year. MPB NSA NSA
The Wall