What Happened: India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, arrived in Islamabad for the 23rd Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit, which includes key member countries like China, Russia, and Pakistan, the latter having joined as a full member in 2017.
What you need to know: India’s External Affairs Minister, Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for the highly anticipated 23rd summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), which is scheduled to start in the evening.
What more: The SCO is an international organization that includes China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Belarus. Additionally, there are 16 other countries that participate as observers or dialogue partners.
Also: Pakistan became a full member of the SCO during the summit held in Kazakhstan in 2017. This event was attended by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, who has recently shown interest in improving relations with India.