India, Aug. 30 -- SCO is a 10-member regional multilateral cooperation, established in 2001 in Shanghai by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

As the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) turns 25, the Bishkek summit comes against the backdrop of unpredictable geopolitical headwinds. Prime Minister Modi's visit to Uzbekistan and subsequent attendance at the SCO summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, comes amid a period of global turmoil driven by Russia's prolonged war in Ukraine and a tumultuous US-Iran conflict. Interestingly, both Russia and Iran are members of the SCO. These conflicts have had a major impact on the global economy. The sporadic yet consistent Chinese muscle flexing amid these geopolitical shift...