Archive · 29 Sep 2026
India Sends Senior Official to Pakistan for SCO Meeting
India has sent a senior diplomat to Pakistan for a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
The official is Alok Dimri, who coordinates India’s work with the SCO.
The meeting is taking place in Islamabad and begins Monday.
India and Pakistan have had serious tensions after a terror attack and a military confrontation.
India says normal talks with Pakistan cannot happen while terrorism continues.
However, India still takes part in meetings organized by the SCO.
This means India is keeping communication open through a larger international group.
The meeting comes about a year and a half after Operation Sindoor.
India’s SCO Coordinator Alok Dimri is attending the coordinators’ meeting in Islamabad.
Dimri is an Additional Secretary in India’s Ministry of External Affairs.
The meeting begins Monday under the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation format.
India says bilateral engagement with Pakistan requires an environment free from terrorism.
Despite that position, India continues to engage with Pakistan through the SCO framework after Operation Sindoor and the Pahalgam terror attack.
- Who
- India’s SCO Coordinator Alok Dimri, an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs.
- What
- He is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation coordinators’ meeting.
- When
- The meeting begins Monday, about a year and a half after Operation Sindoor.
- Where
- Islamabad, Pakistan.
- Why
- India engages with Pakistan through the SCO format while maintaining that bilateral talks require an environment free from terrorism.
- Indian official
- Alok Dimri, India’s SCO Coordinator and an Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs
- Meeting
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation coordinators’ meeting
- Location
- Islamabad, Pakistan
- Start
- The meeting begins Monday
- India’s bilateral position
- India says terrorism and bilateral talks cannot go together
- Relevant developments
- The decision follows the Pahalgam terror attack and the military confrontation between India and Pakistan in May last year under Operation Sindoor