The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit offered a snapshot of the balancing act India has been performing for years, staying engaged with Moscow, Beijing and the Central Asian capitals, all without getting locked into anyone's camp.

SCO Summit 2026 LIVE: PM Modi is in Bishkek for the 26th SCO Summit, with his bilateral meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin among the key engagements scheduled on Monday.

The brief exchange between Modi and Xi assumes particular significance because India-China ties have been undergoing a carefully managed reset after the deadly Galwan Valley clash of June 2020.

India, Aug. 31 -- Russia-Ukraine War Latest News: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi reportedly asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to shift towards an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, as per official Russian media.

The trip happened following the bilateral meeting between the two leaders on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today met the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, in Bishkek, on the margins of the 26th SCO Summit.

President Vladimir ⁠Putin said on ​Tuesday that Russian ‌troops had captured ‌270 ⁠square ⁠km of Ukraine’s Donetsk region ​in August and a large ​group of Ukrainian troops ⁠were surrounded. Reuters ⁠could ⁠not independently ​verify his statement.