Shanghai Cooperation Organization : 21st Century Proletarian Internationalism

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Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence (+ Inc By YURAS KARMANAU <



Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a welcoming ceremony at the Yntymak Ordo state residence in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/Vladimir



The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering in Kyrgyzstan this week for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influ- ence. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are attending the events in Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asian nation. Multiple one-on-one meetings are scheduled on the sidelines of the summit, including one between Putin and Xi on Monday, as well as talks between the Russian leader and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the day of the official SCO sessions.<


The SCO was founded in 2001 by China, Russia and four Central Asian states as a security forum. Over the past quarter-century, it has grown in size and influence.<


It now includes 10 nations: Russia, China, India, Iran, Pakistan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzs-tan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. Many other countries have the status of "dialogue part-ners."