On this screengrab from a video posted on Aug. 29, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gestures as he boards the flight for Tashkent, Uzbekistan, in New Delhi. Picture: @NarendraModi/X by way of PTI Picture
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday (August 29, 2026) mentioned he was wanting ahead to advancing India’s imaginative and prescient for the SCO, anchored in safety, connectivity and alternative, and to working with fellow members for a area free from the scourge of terrorism.
Mr. Modi is embarking on a go to to the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Kyrgyz Republic August 29 to September 1, 2026.
In a departure assertion, the Prime Minister mentioned that lately, India-Uzbekistan Strategic Partnership has seen vital development. “I stay up for my discussions with President Mirziyoyev on additional deepening our cooperation in commerce and funding, digital connectivity, defence, vitality, and on advancing our shared visions of Viksit Bharat and Yangi Uzbekistan.”
“I will even go to the Shastri Memorial and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre on the Tashkent State College of Oriental Research, a tribute to the shut cultural and people-to-people ties that bind our two international locations,” he added.
From Tashkent, Mr. Modi will journey to Bishkek to take part within the twenty sixth SCO Summit.
“India has been an lively and constructive member of the SCO since 2017. I stay up for advancing India’s imaginative and prescient for the area, anchored in Safety, Connectivity and Alternative, and to working with fellow members for a area free from the scourge of terrorism, separatism and extremism, which proceed to threaten peace and stability in our neighbourhood and past,” Mr. Modi mentioned.
In Bishkek, he will even maintain a gathering with President Zhaparov and different SCO leaders, and attend the opening ceremony of the sixth World Nomad Video games.
“I’m assured that this go to will strengthen India’s strategic partnerships in Central Asia, deepen our civilisational join with the area, and advance our shared pursuit of peace, stability and prosperity, values that lie on the coronary heart of India’s engagement with the world,” Mr. Modi mentioned.
(With inputs from PTI)
Revealed – August 29, 2026 09:38 am IST
