Goa, June 24 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will head a high-level Indian delegation at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting, set to take place in Qingdao, China, on June 25-26, 2025. According to a statement from the Ministry of Defence, Singh is also scheduled to hold bilateral discussions with several of his counterparts, notably from China and Russia, on the sidelines of the summit.

The meeting will bring together defence ministers from all SCO member states to deliberate on key issues including regional and global peace, counter-terrorism efforts, and enhanced collaboration among the defence establishments of member nations. The agenda reflects the growing urgency for joint approaches to emerging...