InternationalSaturday, 29 August 2026·The Hindu - National
PM Modi’s Aug 29–Sep 1, 2026 Central Asia visit: SCO, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan
PM Narendra Modi’s Aug 29–Sep 1, 2026 visit includes Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, the 26th SCO Summit and the 6th World Nomad Games.
Key highlights
Direct fact
On August 29, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi began a visit to Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, with plans to attend the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek and the opening ceremony of the 6th World Nomad Games.
Key specifics
- The visit schedule runs from August 29 to September 1, 2026.
- India has been an active and constructive member of the SCO since 2017.
- Mr. Modi will meet President Shavkat Mirziyoyev in Uzbekistan to discuss trade, investment, digital connectivity, defence and energy.
- He will visit the Shastri Memorial and the Mahatma Gandhi Centre at the Tashkent State University of Oriental Studies.
- In Bishkek, he will meet President Sadyr Zhaparov and other SCO leaders.
Exam lens
Question type: International organisations and bilateral relations; key facts: August 29, 2026, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyz Republic, SCO, 2017, Bishkek. TNPSC one-liner: India’s SCO policy is framed around security, connectivity, opportunity and opposition to terrorism, separatism and extremism.