Dehradun, Sept. 1 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take part in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit to be held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, from 31 August to 1 September.
In this context, it is necessary to consider the future of SCO and the role India is likely to play. The expectation is that the SCO will transition from a border-security alliance into a massive multipolar Eurasian platform focused on geo-economics, infrastructure integration, and structured crisis management. Concurrently, India's role is that of a "swing power" and stabiliser-balancing its growing Western partnerships (like the Quad) while using the SCO to protect its strategic depth, advance energy security, and keep communication channels open with...