Has India’s Modi found new mediator clout after talks with Putin, Iran?
At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's meetings with Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian leader Masoud Pezeshkian have highlighted India's potential mediation role in major conflicts.
The story so far
- Aug 31
- Sep 1
- Sep 2
How outlets cover it
4 outletsNot rated on the left–right scale. It describes Western party politics and doesn’t fit state media or outlets outside that system, so we show ownership and country instead.
Open questions and key claims
China-Central Asia goods trade hit a record US$106 billion last year.
Beijing is the largest trading partner of the five Central Asian countries combined for the first time.
India's PM Narendra Modi told Russian President Putin that India supports every effort to end the war in Ukraine.
Xi and Putin vowed to strengthen the role of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
Bilateral ties between Beijing and Moscow have grown 'more solid' and have 'even brighter' prospects ahead.
Cooperation is successfully developing on all fronts between Russia and China.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war against Ukraine.
Leaders of China, Russia and India are among heads of state meeting in Kyrgyzstan for the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit.
Who and where
Related stories over time
same people and places- Jan 4 – May 20 earlierSubstance for Putin, ‘face’ for Trump: China, Russia deepen alliance to counter US22 articles · 6 outlets
- Feb 4 earlierRussia’s Putin holds video call with China’s Xi3 articles · 3 outlets
- Feb 4 – Feb 12 earlierTaiwan tensions poised to be primary flashpoint of Donald Trump’s Beijing agenda9 articles · 5 outlets
- Aug 31 – Sep 2◆ This story