SCO Summit 2026 in Bishkek

Notes

• The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic.
• Pakistan assumed the SCO chair for the 2026-27 period.
• The Bishkek Declaration emphasized the need for an inclusive government in Afghanistan, incorporating all ethnopolitical groups.
• Member states expressed concern over the impact of unilateral deployment of global missile defence systems on international security.
• The summit highlighted the impact of the West Asian crisis on energy security, maritime security, and global supply chains, noting the disproportionate effect on the Global South.
• Key security priorities identified by member states include combating terrorism, separatism, extremism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and telecom fraud.
• The summit addressed the importance of information security, bio-security, and outer space security.
• The Indus Waters Treaty was referenced in the context of preventing the weaponization of water resources.

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This is day 4 of 5 in PM Modi's Uzbekistan visit and Central Asia outreach, which has been running since 30 August 2026. Reading it whole is usually worth more than reading today alone — the exam asks how something developed.

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