Archive · 31 Aug 2026
Modi to Meet Putin at SCO, No Separate Xi Meeting
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is going to an important meeting called the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit.
It will take place in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on 31 August 2026.
Modi is expected to have a separate meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will also be at the summit.
Modi and Xi will share the stage there.
However, officials have not formally scheduled a separate meeting between them.
Leaders at the summit will discuss security, trade, and transportation links.
The event brings together countries from the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi is attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Modi is scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin on the summit’s sidelines.
Chinese President Xi Jinping will also attend and share the stage with Modi.
No separate bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi has been formally scheduled.
The 31 August 2026 summit will address regional security, trade, and connectivity.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and leaders of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states.
- What
- Modi will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit and is scheduled for a bilateral meeting with Putin, but not a formally scheduled separate meeting with Xi.
- When
- 31 August 2026.
- Where
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- The summit is being held to discuss regional security, trade, and connectivity.
- Event
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
- Date
- 31 August 2026
- Location
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Scheduled bilateral meeting
- Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin
- Xi Jinping’s participation
- Xi will attend and share the stage with Modi
- Unscheduled meeting
- No separate bilateral meeting between Modi and Xi has been formally scheduled
- Discussion topics
- Regional security, trade, and connectivity