00:06Breaking news coming in, Prime Minister Modi arrives in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan as we speak upon his arrival at the airport
00:12in Bishkek.
00:13Its Prime Minister was warmly received again, this time by the Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and the Head
00:19of the Administration of the President of the Kyrgyz Republic, Kasim Aliyev Adilbek Alishovic.
00:25A traditional Kyrgyz dance performance was also held at the airport to welcome the Prime Minister.
00:30He's also met the Indian diaspora already who had also assembled to give him a ceremonial and warm welcome.
00:37And as we've seen, like his diaspora meet in the previous, in the first leg of his two-day state
00:44visit to Uzbekistan as well,
00:46we've seen how warmly he was welcomed there with traditional cultural performances being on display during the very ceremonial welcome.
00:54Similarly, here it was a traditional Kyrgyz dance that had been put up for welcoming the Prime Minister.
01:01And he's arrived here for the 26th SCO Summit, a crucial summit that will be taking place over the next
01:09two days in Bishkek itself,
01:12for which the Prime Minister is currently in Kyrgyzstan.
01:18Now, there's one other aspect that we're looking at when we speak of the SCO Summit for India,
01:23which is a big bilateral meeting that is on the cards, that is likely to take place.
01:30Now, who is it between? It's between Prime Minister Modi and the Russian President Putin.
01:36It's a crucial meeting if it does indeed take place as it has been scheduled and been put on the
01:41cards during,
01:43in the sidelines of the SCO Summit. It is going to come in at a very crucial time.
01:47There has been enough conversation about India's economic ties with Russia,
01:52especially when we speak of the fuel supply.
01:55And the fuel supply has been, in fact, under scrutiny as well as spotlight,
02:01given the entire Middle Eastern crisis that had completely taken control over the Strait of Hormuz
02:07and disrupted it and blocked it, cutting short the entire world's fuel supply for that matter,
02:13which is when India's diversified, the diversification of its fuel sources had really come in handy.
02:20And Russia has always been quite an important source on that very front,
02:25which is why this meeting shall be very crucial on that very aspect,
02:28and several others as well when we speak of India-Russia ties.
02:32Now, on that note, we have Pranay Upadhyay joining us on the broadcast with more details on the same.
02:36Pranay, we're looking at the Prime Minister having arrived at Kyrgyzstan,
02:40this next stretch of, the next leg of his tour abroad at this given point.
02:46And it is for the SCO Summit that he's there.
02:49While the SCO Summit is very crucial, take us through what we're looking at
02:52in terms of the entire theme and what exactly shall be the focus of the summit.
02:58At the same time, I would also want you to bring us some details about the big
03:01Putin-Modi meet that's also on the cards and what's expected out of it.
03:07So, Shriyad, this is the 21st anniversary year of the SCO, Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
03:13India became full member of the SCO in 2017 onwards.
03:19And, in fact, India hosted SCO as well.
03:20And this is an important grouping, which consists of around 11 countries
03:24and almost 16 dialogue partners.
03:27So, it is expanding and it comprises of Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan,
03:3315 other dialogue partners as well.
03:36So, definitely, this is an important organization of regional cooperation.
03:40In fact, for the anti-terror cooperation as well, this is also an important organization
03:46in terms of the Asian solidarity, in terms of the Asian partnership.
03:50But, having said that, India is an important partner, an important member of SCO.
03:57And, in fact, India coined the word secure, which is a secure SCO.
04:02In fact, this idea revolves around security, economy, trade, connectivity, and, in fact,
04:08unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity and environment.
04:12So, this is the Prime Minister Nareen Modi's vision.
04:15In 2018, he gave this vision for the SCO Secure SCO in Qingdao of China.
04:21And, thereafter, Prime Minister participated in various SCO summits.
04:25And, in this summit has been Prime Minister Nareen Modi is participating.
04:29This is an important South Central Asian outreach of India,
04:34because many Central Asian countries are founding members of SCO grouping.
04:39And, as I mentioned, it is also an important organization in terms of our regional connectivity,
04:44in terms of the regional partnership and economic collaboration.
04:48In fact, there are 37 documents proposed to be signed and adopted,
04:52including the Bishkek declaration and protocol for amending the SCO charter,
04:57which is on the agenda for the Leaders' Summit.
05:00And, as you rightly mentioned, that Prime Minister Nareen Modi is likely to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.
05:04And, in fact, these next 10-15 days are going to be very important in terms of the geopolitical turbulence,
05:11because these two meetings, one, the meeting of SCO countries in Bishkek,
05:16and, thereafter, within 10-15 days, India will be hosting a BRIC summit,
05:20for which President Vladimir Putin is also expected to travel to India.
05:24Besides that, Chinese President Xi Jinping is also expected in India to participate in this BRIC summit.
05:29So, for shaping the alternative world order, how the global governance can be reformed,
05:35so these are the important ideas which can be, you know, which can be pursued in this SCO summit.
05:41But, besides that, Treya, we must notice that, you know, you can recall that the Tianjin summit,
05:48which took place last year, after that...
05:53Right, Pana, yes, it is quite a lot that will be taking place that we see over the next 10
05:59-15 days' time,
06:00as you have rightly mentioned.
06:02And, thank you for putting everything into context for our viewers at this given point.
06:07And, as we speak, viewers...
06:08Thank you very much.
