New Delhi, June 12 -- The invitation of Sooronbay Jeenbekov, the president of Kyrgyzstan, to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's swearing-in ceremony apart from the Bay of Bengal nations was a signal of India's desire to increase its engagement with Eurasia. In the face of US President Donald Trump's increasingly acrimonious position on issues such as trade, to name one instance, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit-to be hosted in the Kyrgyz capital Bishkek on Thursday-has gained in relevance for India. With the clarification that there will not be Indo-Pak bilateral talks at the summit, the focus now shifts to Modi's meeting with China's President Xi Jinping. This is rather ironic given that the US was viewing India as a bulwark against China in the region....