Pakistan has begun in-house consultations to decide whether to attend the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meetings of the defence and foreign ministers in India since New Delhi has already extended invitations to Defense Minister Khawaja Asif and Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto-Zarda
"As India chairs Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting - taking into consideration PM Narendra Modi's message - three pillars have been formed: Startups and Innovations, Science and Technology and Traditional medicine," said Dammu Ravi, Secretary (ER), Ministry of External Affairs,
Pakistan on Friday virtually attended the Meeting of Heads of Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism Administrations held in 'Kashi' (Varanasi).
BSE Sensex gained 419 points to 58,054.12 and NSE's Nifty went up 107 points to cross 17000 level to 17,093.35. Adani Green, Mirzaint, KPI Tech and NHPC were among the top gainers on BSE on Friday.
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Chair India sent an invitation to SCO nations including Pakistan for the SCO meeting to be held in New Delhi in April this year. However, the Ministry of External Affairs has received no confirmation on the subject, said MEA spokesperson Arindam Bagchi
The initiative was put forward by Russian Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin in Delhi at the Meeting of Heads of Ministries in charge of the development of physical education and sports in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Member States.
Qiang Li is known for overseeing Shanghai's harsh COVID-19 lockdown, which had major economic consequences. His promotion shows that loyalty to Xi now seems to matter more than competence in economic governance.
Meenakashi Lekhi stressed that the SCO nations are bound by one single thought and philosophy which is Buddhism. Lekhi noted that Buddha was born in India and his first sermon everything happened in India.
Pakistan Charge d'Affaires Salman Sharif attended the meeting of heads of Ministries and departments responsible for the development of physical culture and sports of SCO nations.
Shengliang Zhao, a researcher from China's Dunhuang Research Academy and a participant at the conference stated that the event offered a huge opportunity for India and China to celebrate history. "This is what makes India and China more close to each other. This time this conference gives a