The leaders of China, Russia and India are among the heads of state gathering in Kyrgyzstan this week for the summit of the
Shanghai Cooperation Organization, a group billed as a counterweight to U.S. global influence. Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President
Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi are attending the events in Bishkek, the capital of the Central Asian nation.
Multiple one-on-one meetings are scheduled on the sidelines of the summit, including one between Putin and Xi on Monday, as well as talks between the Russian leader and
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Tuesday, the day of the official SCO sessions.
