Modi Meets Pezeshkian at SCO Summit in Bishkek

Leaders from across Eurasia gathered in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on Monday, August 31, 2026, for the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit, a meeting marked by high-stakes bilateral talks on the sidelines amid ongoing regional tensions. The summit, which marks the 25th anniversary of the geopolitical bloc, opened with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi holding his first face-to-face meeting with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian since the escalation of the conflict in West Asia earlier this year. The meeting between Modi and Pezeshkian took place just hours after the United States and Iran engaged in direct military exchanges for the first time in several weeks.