Why the non-Western "talking club" for China, Russia and India matters | DW News

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China’s Xi Jinping, Russia's Vladimir Putin, and India’s Narendra Modi are among the powerful leaders who show up to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization — even though its summits often produce few concrete results. So why does the SCO matter, and why are more countries interested in joining? DW's Melissa Chan speaks with experts Eva Seiwert of MERICS and Temur Umarov of the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center about how the 25-year-old organization has become a platform for geopolitical signaling, China's push for an alternative to US-led institutions, and how countries like India and the Central Asian states use the meeting to navigate an increasingly complicated world. Chapters: 00:00 The Shanghai Cooperation Organization 01:18 For Global South countries, style over substance? 02:52 How the SCO can be a blueprint for other international meetings 04:27 A Central Asian summit for Chinese propaganda? 07:37 An opportunity for middle powers, including Kyrgyzstan 08:44 Is India the main

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