China, Russia, and India Convene at SCO Summit in Bishkek to Counter U.S. Influence
Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attended a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on August 31, 2026. The summit was framed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence. The event included bilateral meetings between Putin and Xi, highlighting strategic coordination among the three nations.
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Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence Arab News
The leaders of China, Russia and India gathered with other heads of state in Kyrgyzstan on Monday for the summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to US global influence. 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. Putin and Xi met in one of the many bilateral sessions on the sidelines of the summit, Russian state media
The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering at a meeting billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence
Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting to counter US influence AP News