PM Modi meets President Putin on SCO sidelines in Bishkek
On 31 August 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek on the margins of the 26th SCO Summit, their first meeting of the year.
Summary
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Bishkek on 31 August 2026, on the margins of the 26th SCO Summit. It was their first meeting of 2026; the two leaders last met in Delhi for the 23rd India–Russia Annual Summit in December 2025. Narendra Modi and Vladimir Putin reviewed cooperation in political, economic, defence, energy, space and mobility fields, and welcomed the outcome of the 27th India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Cultural matters held in Moscow on 24 August 2026. They also discussed BRICS under India's 2026 Chairship and conflicts in West Asia and the Black Sea region.
Key facts
- Meeting
- Modi–Putin, Bishkek, 31 Aug 2026 (SCO sidelines)
- Previous meeting
- 23rd Annual Summit, Delhi, December 2025
- IGC
- 27th India–Russia IGC (Trade, Economic, Cultural), Moscow, 24 Aug 2026
- Also discussed
- BRICS under India's Chairship; West Asia; Black Sea
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Where was the 27th India–Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Trade, Economic and Cultural matters held in August 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Moscow
The 27th IGC was held in Moscow on 24 August 2026; Modi and Putin welcomed its outcome in Bishkek.
Before their August 2026 meeting in Bishkek, PM Modi and President Putin last met at which India–Russia Annual Summit in Delhi in December 2025?
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Correct answer: B — 23rd
The two leaders had met in Delhi for the 23rd Annual Summit in December 2025.