SCO Summit 2023: PM Modi to Host Putin, Jinping, Pakistan’s Sharif Virtually Tomorrow

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to host Russian President Vladimir Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders at the virtual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit on Tuesday. The SCO summit under India’s presidency will focus on regional security and boosting connectivity and trade among the member nations. The summit’s theme is “Towards a SECURE SCO’. The SECURE acronym was coined by PM Modi at the 2018 SCO summit and it stands for Security; Economy and Trade; Connectivity; Unity; Respect for Sovereignty and Territorial Integrity; and Environment. Why is the SCO summit significant this year? This year’s...