Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives in Bishkek ahead of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit. According to India Today, he is scheduled to hold talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the sidelines of the meeting, alongside meetings with other leaders.
India Today also reports that a Modi–Xi Jinping bilateral meeting is not planned in Bishkek. Instead, the coverage points to Modi meeting Putin and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian during the summit period. The outlets frame these contacts as part of Modi’s wider engagement with major partners present at the SCO gathering, while indicating that a direct India–China top-level meeting does not take place on the sidelines in Bishkek.
The reports focus mainly on Modi’s in-person schedule during the summit and the presence or absence of specific bilateral engagements, rather than providing details of any agreed outcomes.
