Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Putin, Modi, Xi and Pezeshkian Set for SCO Summit
Leaders from several countries are planning to meet in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
The meeting is for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, or SCO.
It is scheduled for August 31 to September 1 and will mark the group’s 25th anniversary.
Russia’s Vladimir Putin, India’s Narendra Modi and China’s Xi Jinping are expected to attend.
Iran’s Masoud Pezeshkian is also expected to join.
Putin and Modi plan to discuss relations between Russia and India.
Putin may also meet Xi and Pezeshkian.
India and Pakistan will attend the same meeting after a brief conflict in May 2025.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit is scheduled for August 31 to September 1 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping are expected to attend the summit marking the SCO’s 25th anniversary.
Masoud Pezeshkian is also expected to participate amid war with the United States and growing economic pressure on Iran.
Modi and Putin are scheduled to hold bilateral talks to review the full range of India-Russia relations.
Putin is also expected to meet Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian, while India and Pakistan will attend the same summit after their May 2025 conflict.
- Who
- The expected participants include Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping, Masoud Pezeshkian and other SCO member-state leaders.
- What
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit and several anticipated bilateral meetings.
- When
- August 31 to September 1; the article does not specify the year for the summit dates.
- Where
- Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- The summit will mark the SCO’s 25th anniversary, while leaders are expected to discuss bilateral and regional matters.
- Event
- Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Heads of State summit
- Location
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Dates
- August 31 to September 1
- Anniversary
- The SCO’s 25th anniversary
- Scheduled bilateral meeting
- Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin
- Expected participants
- Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi, Xi Jinping and Masoud Pezeshkian
- Recent regional context
- India and Pakistan are attending the same summit more than a year after their brief conflict in May 2025