PM Modi to attend SCO summit virtually on September 16

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on September 16, along with the heads of state of seven neighboring countries.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will virtually attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on September 16. Heads of state of seven other neighbouring nations will also participate in the high-level meeting. The summit assumes significance against the backdrop of the Afghanistan crisis, which saw the American forces leaving the country after 20 years and the return of the Taliban. The war-ravaged country is expected to figure prominently in the talks.