Modi and Pezeshkian Hold Bilateral Talks at SCO Summit in Bishkek

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian held bilateral talks on Monday, August 31, 2026, on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. The meeting, confirmed by the Iranian Embassy in India, marked the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders since the escalation of the US-Iran conflict earlier this year. The talks occurred just hours after the United States and Iran engaged in direct military exchanges for the first time in several weeks. The meeting took place during the two-day 26th SCO Summit, which began on August 31 and is being hosted by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov.