Russia has announced bilateral talks between PM Modi and President Vladimir Putin but there are indications that there will be no talks with China and Pakistan.

PM Modi is likely to reach Uzbekistan this evening.

This will be the first time after the outbreak of Kovid that these leaders will be face-to-face.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has already reached Samarkand, where he was received by President Shaukat Mirziyoyev.

Both Beijing and New Delhi have maintained the suspense about whether there will be a separate meeting of PM Modi and the Chinese President during the SCO meet.

However, a bilateral meeting between the two leaders is unlikely.

NDTV has learned that a small talk between the two leaders is possible during the summit itself.

Just two days before the summit, India and China have started the withdrawal of troops from the Gogra-Hotsprings PP15 in Ladakh.

This has raised hopes of a possible meeting between the two leaders.

An aide of President Putin said that India's UNSC presidency in December will also be the subject of important bilateral discussions with PM Modi.

This period will begin with the sanctions imposed by the G7 countries on the import of Russian oil.

For India, this is yet another balancing act in view of the Ukraine-Russia war.

America's eyes are fixed on this meeting.

The Hurriyat Conference on Wednesday said that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit in Uzbekistan is an opportunity for the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan to negotiate and move forward towards resolving mutual issues.

This is the first time since the outbreak of the Kovid epidemic in the year 2020 that Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate in the two-day conference.