Rajnath Singh to represent India at SCO meeting in Tajikistan: What's on the agenda?
The two day meeting beginning today will focus on strengthening multilateral cooperation among the member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), particularly in the areas of trade, economy, investment, connectivity, innovation and cultural-humanitarian exchanges.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. The two-day event, commencing today, will concentrate on enhancing multilateral collaboration among SCO member states, especially in trade, economy, investment, connectivity, innovation, and cultural-humanitarian exchanges.
India's continuous involvement in SCO mechanisms, such as startups and innovation, digital public infrastructure, and people-to-people exchanges, is highlighted in the statement. Singh will attend the 25th Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting of the SCO, scheduled for October 19-20. The forum is anticipated to assess ongoing cooperation initiatives and deliberate on decisions concerning the Organisation's financial and institutional operations.
The SCO meeting offers India a platform to discuss practical and mutually advantageous cooperation with other SCO members. The last CHG meeting took place in Moscow on November 18, 2025. External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar represented India at the previous meeting. Founded in 2001 by the leaders of Russia, China, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, the SCO is a substantial transregional international organization and an influential economic and security bloc.
India and Pakistan became permanent members in 2017, alongside other members like Iran and Belarus. In April, Singh participated in the SCO defence ministers meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
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