Xi, Modi and Putin set to meet for SCO summit: What’s on the agenda?

Leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), including Chinese President Xi Jinping, his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, are set to gather in Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek for an annual summit.Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian is also attending the summit, which marks 25 years of its existence.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Iran’s leaders acknowledge economic toll of war, pledge diplomacy, defencelist 2 of 3Mapping Iran war’s strikes on Gulf energy and its impact on future of oillist 3 of 3The home front: How Israel, Iran, and US leaders have been hit by the warend of listThe two-day summit, starting on Monday, comes at a time when the world is grappling with the aftermath of the US-Israel war on Iran, which has upended global energy and financial markets, and the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war.So, what will be the main agenda of the summit, and will the SCO leaders try to use the gathering to push for a multipolar world and Global South cooperation on trade and security issues, as United States President Donald Trump’s unilateral foreign policy has eroded the global rules-based order?Here’s what we know:Who is at...