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Raksha Mantri to lead Indian delegation at SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

Source: pib.gov.inOriginal report

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India's Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, will lead a delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting will address regional defence and security, international peace, counter-terrorism, and defence cooperation, against the backdrop of geopolitical turmoil in West Asia. India will reiterate its commitment to global peace and zero tolerance for terrorism. The SCO, established in 2001, includes India (full member since 2017), Russia, China, and several Central Asian nations, with India having held the rotating chairmanship in 2023.

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India's Raksha Mantri, Shri Rajnath Singh, will lead a delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting will address regional defence and security, international peace, counter-terrorism, and defence cooperation, against the backdrop of geopolitical turmoil in West Asia. India will reiterate its commitment to global peace and zero tolerance for terrorism. The SCO, established in 2001, includes India (full member since 2017), Russia, China, and several Central Asian nations, with India having held the rotating chairmanship in 2023.

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