Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting the virtual summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) today, which is likely to see the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. The meeting comes at a crucial time, with India’s ties with neighbours Pakistan and China tense and war raging in Europe. India is hosting the SCO meeting, which Putin is expected to attend, as the Russia-Ukraine war drags on. What is the significance of the meeting at such a time? We can look at the significance of the meeting from the point...