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Rajnath Singh to Lead India at SCO Summit in Dushanbe Focusing on Trade and Digital Strength
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News18•18-10-2026, 17:17
Rajnath Singh to Lead India at SCO Summit in Dushanbe Focusing on Trade and Digital Strength
- •Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will represent India at the 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan on October 19 and 20.
- •The summit aims to advance multilateral cooperation among member states with a special focus on trade, economy, investment, connectivity, and innovation.
- •Discussions will also cover financial and institutional functioning of the organization along with regional cooperation and cultural ties.
- •India continues its active participation in SCO by contributing to startups, innovation, and digital public infrastructure initiatives.
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The 25th meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government is being held in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan, on October 19 and 20, 2026.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh is representing India at this year's SCO meeting in Tajikistan. Last year, the previous meeting in Moscow was attended by External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar.
Discussions at the Dushanbe summit focus on advancing multilateral cooperation, enhancing trade, economy, investment, connectivity, innovation, cultural cooperation, and digital public infrastructure.
