Xi, Putin and Modi are at the SCO summit alongside Iran, Pakistan and other regional players.

[william]

Security, terrorism, energy and trade are all on the agenda.Afghanistan is part of the security discussion. The Taliban, however, wasn’t invited.

https://twitter.com/x/status/2094622340495675633

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/31/world/asia/putin-xi-modi-sco.html

Putin, Modi and Xi Jinping unite for anti-US global influence summit

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization also includes countries like Iran and Pakistan.

nypost.com