# India expects Modi and Putin to meet on sidelines of SCO summit

https://mins.news/en/item/34423

- TASS, 2026-08-27 13:26 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://tass.com/world/2178455

> Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Sibi George said India expects Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit. The leaders are expected to discuss the full range of bilateral relations at the August 31–September 1 gathering in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

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