New Delhi, Sept. 2 -- Former Ambassador Rajiv Bhatia on Tuesday said that India's engagement at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit was a notable diplomatic success, noting that US policies had created "uncertainties" and that India was right to seek new "pillars" of support.

Speaking to ANI, Bhatia described the SCO meeting as exceptionally important given the unpredictable changes in the geopolitical landscape.

"Experts were right when they predicted that this SCO meeting would be of exceptional importance. And they said this because of the ongoing changes in the geopolitical landscape that are happening today. The US policies have created a great deal of friction and uncertainty, and speedy changes. Therefore, in that ...