Rajnath Singh Begins 3-Day Visit To Dushanbe To Attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Meet

China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is also attending the SCO conclave but no bilateral meeting has yet been scheduled between Rajnath Singh and the Chinese leader.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is expected to pitch for concerted efforts to deal with terrorism and other security challenges facing the region at a conclave of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in Dushanbe on Wednesday. China's Defence Minister Wei Fenghe is also attending the SCO conclave but no bilateral meeting has yet been scheduled between Mr Singh and the Chinese leader. However, sources did not rule out the possibility of a meeting between Mr Singh and Wei on the sidelines of the conclave. Mr Singh arrived in Dushanbe in Tajikistan on Tuesday evening to attend the meeting of the defence ministers of the member states of the SCO, an eight-nation influential grouping.