Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

Timeline

1. 20 Oct2026
   International

   SCO Council of Heads of Government meets in Dushanbe¹²³

   The 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government met on 20 October in Tajikistan with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh representing India.

   • 25th meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government, Dushanbe, Tajikistan, 19 to 20 October 2026
   • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh represented India (Jaishankar attended the November 2025 Moscow meeting)
   • Agenda: trade, investment, connectivity, innovation and cultural-humanitarian ties
2. 17 Oct2026
   International

   25th SCO Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe; Rajnath Singh to attend⁴⁵

   India's defence minister was to represent India at the 19 to 20 October meeting hosted by Tajikistan.

   • 25th SCO Council of Heads of Government meeting in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, on 19-20 October 2026
   • Defence Minister Rajnath Singh represented India
   • SCO has 10 member states
3. 1 Sep2026
   International

   SCO leaders adopt Bishkek Declaration at summit in Bishkek⁶⁷

   SCO heads of state met in the Kyrgyz capital on 1 September 2026, the organisation's 25th anniversary year, and adopted the Bishkek Declaration on security, trade and technology cooperation. Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi were among the leaders present.

   • SCO Council of Heads of State met in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and adopted the Bishkek Declaration on Tuesday 1 September 2026
   • Summit marked the SCO's 25th anniversary
   • Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin and Narendra Modi attended
   • Declaration sets out cooperation on security, trade and technology
4. 26 Aug2026
   International

   Bishkek readies SCO summit as organisation turns 25⁸⁹¹⁰

   The 26th SCO Council of Heads of State met at Yrys Ordo, Bishkek on 31 August to 1 September 2026 under Kyrgyz chairmanship, and signed the Bishkek Declaration; the SCO turned 25 in 2026.

   • 26th SCO summit, Bishkek, 31 August to 1 September 2026, chaired by President Sadyr Japarov
   • SCO Plus session on 1 September
   • Leaders signed the Bishkek Declaration and over 20 decisions
   • Attendance counts differ between pre- and post-summit reports

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Sources

1. All India Radio News
2. Deccan Chronicle
3. Open Magazine
4. All India Radio News
5. Morung Express (IANS)
6. Anadolu Agency
7. The Hitavada
8. Times of Oman
9. Ahram Online
10. AzerNews