The 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking 25 years of the grouping, with the theme 'Together for Sustainable Peace, Development and Prosperity'. PM Modi named 'Security, Connectivity and Opportunity' as key pillars and urged dismantling the whole terrorism ecosystem, including financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens. He backed dialogue to end the Russia-Ukraine and West Asian conflicts. India held bilateral talks with Russia, China, Iran, Mongolia and Tajikistan. The SCO began as the 'Shanghai Five' in 1996; India joined in 2017.