India can neither in its own interest afford ~ nor will the world accept ~ a 21st century redux version of the so-called Chinese model of development which was accompanied by a simultaneous ravishing of natural resources and the widespread suppression of citizens’ rights.
Russian and Mandarin are presently used as official and working languages in SCO.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will be chairing SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting on April 28th and Pakistani Defence Minister Khawaja Asif is set to attend the meeting through virtual mode.
All issues related to the Line of Actual Control (LAC) need to be resolved in accordance with existing bilateral agreements and commitments, the defence minister told Li Shangfu.
The 18th round of India-China Corps Commander Level Meeting concluded at Chushul-Moldo border meeting point on the Chinese side on Sunday.
as a researcher with the Mumbaibased think-tank Gateway House has pointed out in a recent article, there were two anomalies this time around.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had hit out at those making repeated attempts to "unnecessarily" bring bilateral issues to the SCO.
Later, PM Modi will also share a virtual platform with the Chinese President on November 17 for the BRICS meeting and on November 21-22 for the G-20 summit.
The defence ministers of all eight SCO member nations are expected to deliberate on regional security challenges like terrorism and extremism and ways to deal with them "collectively" in Moscow on Friday, sources said
"As per established practices and procedures within SCO, all eight members, four observer states and other international dialogue partners will be invited to the meeting,” External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said when asked if the Pakistani PM would be invited.
