Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Modi Urges SCO to Turn Security Vision Into Concrete Outcomes
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO.
He said the group should focus on three things: security, connectivity and opportunity.
Security means countries working together against terrorism, drugs and organised crime.
Connectivity means making it easier to move goods, trade and share information.
Modi said these projects must respect every country’s sovereignty.
He said disagreements should be solved through dialogue and diplomacy instead of fighting.
He also linked peace in Afghanistan and West Asia with the safety of the wider region and global trade.
Modi wants SCO cooperation to help young people, businesses, farmers and ordinary citizens.
He also said countries should build stronger cultural, scientific and youth exchanges.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi identified security, connectivity and opportunity as India’s priorities for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
Speaking at the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Modi urged members to turn 25 years of cooperation into measurable, tangible results.
He called for joint action against terrorism, terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation, drug trafficking, organised crime and information-security threats.
Modi supported trade and transport links with simpler customs procedures and digital documentation, while stressing respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity.
He urged people-focused cooperation benefiting youth, entrepreneurs, farmers and citizens, and announced that the first SCO Civilizational Dialogue Forum will be held in India this year.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of the 10-member Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- What
- Modi presented India’s three priorities for the SCO—security, connectivity and opportunity—and called for practical outcomes.
- When
- Tuesday, during the 26th SCO Summit and the organisation’s 25th anniversary observance.
- Where
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- To strengthen regional cooperation amid global uncertainty and instability, while improving security, trade, development and people-to-people ties.
- Organisation
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- Summit
- 26th SCO Summit
- Location
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- India’s three pillars
- Security, Connectivity and Opportunity
- Security priorities
- Countering terrorism and its financing, recruitment, radicalisation, safe havens, drug trafficking, organised crime and information-security threats
- Connectivity measures
- Simpler customs procedures, digital documentation and more efficient logistics networks
- Upcoming forum
- The first SCO Civilizational Dialogue Forum proposed by India is scheduled to be organised in India this year.
