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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is scheduled to embark on a four-day trip starting August 29, visiting Uzbekistan and attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Kyrgyzstan. The trip aims to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan, where Mr. Modi will hold delegation-level talks with President Shavkat Mirziyoyev to advance cooperation in various sectors, including trade and investment, defence, and digital connectivity. The SCO summit marks its 25th anniversary, and India has been a full member since 2017; Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin are among the leaders expected to attend. Mr. Modi will also address the summit to highlight India's priorities of security, connectivity, and opportunity.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi is embarking on a four-day trip starting August 29, 2026, to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan and attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan. During his visit to Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, from August 29 to 30, Mr. Modi will explore ways to bolster bilateral ties in various sectors. From there, he will travel to Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan, for a two-day visit to attend the SCO summit, where leaders like Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are expected to attend.
The SCO summit marks its 25th anniversary and comes at a time when regional security is evolving due to global tensions. At the summit, PM Modi will address India's priorities of security, connectivity, and opportunity. Meanwhile, Indian leaders have been engaging with the SCO while maintaining relationships with competing powers, which has put pressure on their position.
In addition to the SCO summit, energy ties between India and Russia are deepening, despite Western sanctions over Russia's war in Ukraine and US pressure on India to stop buying Russian oil. Former Indian ambassador to the US Meera Shankar said that India's relationship with Moscow is not directed against Washington but intended to help India meet its national goals.
The visit also coincides with China's efforts to expand its regional influence, which is being discussed at a separate summit of Asian leaders in Kyrgyzstan, where energy and security are key topics.
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi will begin a four-day trip on Saturday (August 29, 2026) to strengthen ties with Uzbekistan and attend the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Kyrgyzstan.
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In the first leg of the trip, Mr. Modi will visit Uzbekistan's capital, Tashkent, from August 29 to 30 to explore ways to further bolster the bilateral ties in diverse sectors, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said.
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From Uzbekistan, the Prime Minister will travel to Kyrgyzstan's capital Bishkek on a two-day visit to attend the SCO summit that is expected to deliberate extensively on the evolving security scenario in the region, it said.
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At the SCO, PM Modi will address the summit where he will highlight India's priorities of security, connectivity and opportunity, it said.
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Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif are among the leaders likely to attend the summit.
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The summit marks the 25th anniversary of the SCO of which India has been a full member since 2017.
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"The Prime Minister will address the summit where he will highlight India's priorities of security, connectivity and opportunity at the forum," the MEA said.
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The SCO was established with the primary goal of countering terrorism, separatism, and extremism, which continue to remain a challenge, Secretary (West) at the MEA Sibi George said at a media briefing.
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Mr. Modi will also hold bilateral meetings with SCO leaders on the sidelines of the summit.
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It is learnt that Mr. Putin will be among the leaders with whom the Prime Minister will hold bilateral meetings on the margins of the summit.
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The Prime Minister is also set to attend the opening ceremony of the sixth World Nomad Games, a celebration of the rich cultural heritage of Central Asia.
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The focus of the Prime Minister's visit to Uzbekistan will be to bolster bilateral ties.
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"At the invitation of the President of Uzbekistan, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, the Prime Minister will undertake a State visit to Tashkent on August 29 and 30 .
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This will be the prime minister's fourth visit to Uzbekistan," Mr. George said.
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Mr. Modi will hold delegation-level talks with President Mirziyoyev to further strengthen the strategic partnership between the two countries, he said.
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The two leaders would review cooperation in trade and investment, defence, digital connectivity, energy, education and people-to-people domains and set the agenda for the road ahead, according to the MEA.
It said Mr. Modi and Mr. Mirziyoyev will also share perspectives on advancing the shared developmental visions of Viksit Bharat 2047 and Uzbekistan-2030.
The Prime Minister is also expected to visit the Lal Bahadur Shastri memorial in Tashkent and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.
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"From Tashkent, at the invitation of the President of Kyrgyz Republic, Sadyr Zhaparov, the Prime Minister will travel to Bishkek," the MEA said.
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