Terror, trade on SCO Summit agenda

THE much-awaited SCO Summit will be over in about two hours time on Tuesday. After India decided to host it virtually, most members who were gearing up to travel to Delhi to attend it in-person will now have around 10 minutes of time each to talk, deliberate and agree on issues that would later translate into the joint declaration.

- YESHI SELI

The Summit being organised under India's chairmanship will be more like a conference now where leaders will not be able to have bilaterals on the sidelines-like in Samarkhand last September. Discussions are likely to be held around issues ranging from terrorism to security, trade and politics.

The virtual Summit which will be anchored by Prime Minister, Narendra Modi, will also be attended by Russian Federation President, Vladimir Putin (who according to Kremlin was gearing up to attend the Summit in person), Chinese Premier Xi Jingping and Pakistan's Prime Minister, Shehbaz Sharif amongst other heads of state.