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Informist, Tuesday, Jun. 24, 2025

NEW DELHI - Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers' meeting at Qingdao, China, on Wednesday and Thursday. According to the Ministry of Defence, the issues pertaining to regional and international peace and security, counter-terrorism efforts and cooperation among the Ministries of Defence of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members would be discussed in the meeting.

Singh is expected to highlight India's continued commitment to the principles and mandate of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, outline India's vision towards achieving greater international peace and security, call for joint and consistent efforts to eliminate terrorism and extremism in the region. He would also stress on the need for greater trade, economic cooperation and connectivity within the organisation.

The Ministry of Defence said that Singh will also hold bilateral meetings with the Defence Ministers of some participating countries, including China and Russia, on the sidelines of the meeting. "India attaches special importance to SCO in promoting multi-lateralism, political, security, economic and people-to-people interactions in the region. SCO pursues its policy based on the principles of sovereignty, territorial integrity of nations, non-interference in internal affairs, mutual respect, understanding and equality of all member states," the defence ministry said.

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is an inter-governmental organisation established in 2001. India became a full member in 2017 and assumed the rotating chairmanship in 2023. The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members include Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran, and Belarus, besides India. China has assumed the Chair of the SCO for 2025 under the theme "Upholding the Shanghai Spirit: SCO on the Move".  End

Reported by Kuldeep Singh

Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury

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