The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit is scheduled to be held on September 15-16 at Samarkand, Uzbekistan. It is reported that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif are likely to have a bilateral meeting on the sidelines of the SCO summit. If things go by as reported, then this would be the first meeting between the two leaders since Shehbaz Sharif took charge as the Prime Minister of Pakistan following the removal of Imran Khan.
Eight nations make up the SCO, which has its headquarters in Beijing: China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, and Pakistan.
The latest development on the disengagement announcement by both sides in the Gogra-Hotsprings area of eastern Ladakh will send a "positive signal" to improve the strained bilateral ties, China has said.
On September 9, the Chinese military confirmed that the troops of China and India have begun the process of disengaging from the Patrolling Point 15 in the Gogra-Hotsprings area of eastern Ladakh in a "coordinated and planned way."For the growth of bilateral relations in general, India has constantly argued that the stability along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is necessary. After a bloody altercation in the Pangong lake regions, The standoff at the eastern Ladakh border started on May 5, 2020.
