India to Host SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum, Pakistan Minister Among Invitees
The forum will feature four thematic sessions and invite up to 4 government representatives from each participating state, organisers said.
- On Tuesday, India invited Pakistan's Minister for National Heritage and Culture Aurungzeb Khan Khichi to the inaugural Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Civilisational Dialogue Forum, scheduled for November 20-22 in New Delhi.
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi proposed the initiative at the SCO leaders' summit in Tianjin last year to strengthen cultural ties across the 10 member states, including Russia, Iran, Belarus, and China.
- The three-day forum will be held at Delhi's iconic 16th-century fort, Purana Quila, featuring sessions on monastic trails, art, architecture, and philosophical traditions.
- If Khichi attends, this would mark the first time India has hosted a Pakistani minister since the four-day conflict in May 2025, despite keeping bilateral ties frozen for a decade.
- Diplomatic sources indicated that Pakistan has not yet confirmed who will lead its delegation, though India continues to engage with Islamabad within the multilateral SCO framework.
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India has invited Pakistan's Culture Minister, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, to the first SCO Civilization Dialogue Forum, to be held in New Delhi from November 20 to 22. This is the first such invitation extended by India to a senior Pakistani minister since Operation Sindoor.
India invites Pakistani minister to SCO forum, first such move since Operation Sindoor
India has invited Pakistan's culture minister to its inaugural SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum in Delhi, marking the first invitation to a senior Pakistani minister since Operation Sindoor in May 2025. Islamabad is yet to confirm who will attend the November event.
In a first since Operation Sindoor, India invites Pakistan for SCO forum in Delhi
India has invited all 10 SCO members, including Pakistan, to its inaugural Civilisational Dialogue Forum. The New Delhi gathering seeks to strengthen cultural ties and mutual understanding across the grouping.
India Invites All 10 SCO Members, Including Pakistan for Civilisational Dialogue Forum
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