PM Modi to host SCO summit virtually today, Pakistan PM Shehbaz Sharif, Chinese President Xi Jinping likely to join

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The next Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit will be hosted by India virtually on Tuesday. The summit is set to be joined by all SCO member states including China and Pakistan. Major highlight will be the participation of Chinese President Xi Jinping and Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif. Russian President Vladimir Putin will also be the part of the summit. Notably, Russia has been facing criticism from across the world for instigating war against Ukraine. In a telephonic conversation between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin on June 30, the two leaders discussed issues of bilateral cooperation including SCO and...