AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSCO Summit in Bishkek: Leaders adopted the Bishkek Declaration to deepen cooperation on security, trade and technology, while keeping the bloc’s non-military posture; they also approved amendments to the SCO Charter and rules for new security bodies, but the proposed SCO Development Bank stayed unresolved. Terror & “double standards”: India’s PM Modi urged SCO members to dismantle the full terror ecosystem—financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens—rejecting any “strategic asset” approach. Water diplomacy: Pakistan’s PM Shehbaz Sharif told the summit that shared water is the region’s lifeblood and must never be weaponised, amid the ongoing Indus Waters Treaty dispute. Tajikistan-Russia ties: Putin said Russia remains in close contact with Tajikistan over Afghanistan security concerns and highlighted rising trade and payments in national currencies. Tajikistan business angle: Tajikistan set up a Tourism Development Fund, funded partly by a 5% levy on outbound package sales, aiming to support development at home. AI governance: UN-backed efforts highlighted Tajikistan’s push for safer, more trustworthy AI under international frameworks.
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