PM Calls for Dialogue: Conflict Not Confined to a Region, Impacts Global Energy and Trade, Pg3

Key Highlights:

• Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, emphasizing that conflicts like the one in West Asia have global repercussions on energy security, maritime trade, and supply chains.
• PM Modi advocated for dialogue and diplomacy as the sole means to resolve tensions and conflicts, rather than military confrontation.
• Chinese President Xi Jinping urged SCO members to prioritize security, focusing on combating terrorism, separatism, extremism, transnational organized crime, drug trafficking, and telecom fraud.
• The summit, marking the SCO's 25th anniversary, saw leaders adopt the Bishkek Declaration and over 20 other documents on cooperation.

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Detailed Insights:

• The West Asia conflict, ongoing for six months, disproportionately affects the Global South through disruptions to essential global systems.
• PM Modi's call for dialogue underscores India's consistent foreign policy stance on peaceful conflict resolution.
• President Xi's emphasis on security threats, often referred to as the "three evils," aligns with the SCO's foundational mandate to ensure regional stability.
• The SCO summit provided a platform for leaders, including PM Modi and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, to engage in bilateral discussions.
• China's President Xi also highlighted the need for multilateral partnership in nuclear safety and security, and cooperation in information, bio-security, and outer space security.
• The Bishkek Declaration reaffirmed member states' commitment to international law, the UN Charter, and a multipolar world order.

Key Concepts Involved:

• Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO): A permanent intergovernmental Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance founded in 2001.
• Global South: A term referring to a group of low and middle-income countries across Asia, Africa, and Latin America, often sharing common developmental and historical experiences.
• Three Evils/Forces: A term used by the SCO to collectively refer to terrorism, separatism, and extremism, which are key targets of its security cooperation.