Indian delegation in Pakistan for SCO meet, first since Op Sindoor
India sent a senior diplomat to Islamabad for a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting, the first official Indian delegation to visit Pakistan since Operation Sindoor.
Alok Amitabh Dimri, Additional Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs and India’s SCO National Coordinator, attended the Council of National Coordinators meeting from September 28 to 30. The meeting prepared for events Pakistan will host during its 2026-27 SCO chairmanship.
Dimri spoke about connectivity, regional integration, transit and trade. Pakistan has taken over the SCO chairmanship and will host the Council of Heads of State summit in Islamabad in August 2027, to which Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be invited.
New Delhi has kept its SCO participation separate from bilateral disputes with Pakistan. India insists bilateral talks need a terror-free environment, but continues engaging in multilateral forums.
Both countries have been full SCO members since 2017. The visit does not signal a bilateral thaw, officials and analysts say.
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