China welcomes PM's SCO Summit visit, calls it gathering of solidarity, friendship
His upcoming visit to Tianjin will follow a series of SCO-related engagements in China by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in recent months.The trip comes amid heightened geopolitical tensions, including US President Donald Trump's criticism of Brics nations — several of which are SCO members — for buying Russian oil. Russia is set to send representatives to the summit, though it is unclear if President Vladimir Putin will attend.In June, India had refused to sign an SCO defence ministers' document that, according to sources, omitted references to the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed 26 people, while mentioning unrest in Pakistan's Balochistan province. However, in July, China strongly condemned the Pahalgam attack, calling for greater regional counterterrorism cooperation.The SCO currently has nine member states- China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Pakistan, Tajikistan, Iran, and Uzbekistan.- EndsMust Watch
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