NSA Doval meets Russian counterpart in Tajikistan; discusses plans for bilateral interplay in safety sphere

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval has met his Russian counterpart Nikolai Patrushev on the sidelines of the SCO assembly in Tajikistan throughout which they mentioned plans for the Russia-India interplay within the safety sphere and cooperation among the many safety and law-enforcement businesses, in accordance with a media report.
The two leaders additionally exchanged their opinions on the evolving scenario in Afghanistan and the Asia-Pacific area through the assembly, Russian information company TASS reported on Tuesday.
Doval is in Tajikistan’s capital Dushanbe for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) assembly of nationwide safety chiefs.
Patrushev, the Secretary of Russia’s Security Council, and Doval mentioned intimately “further plans of the Russia-India interaction in the security sphere, cooperation among the security and law-enforcement agencies,” the report quoted Patrushev’s workplace as saying.
Tajikistan, the present president of the SCO, is internet hosting the assembly of the highest nationwide safety officers of the eight-nation grouping on June 23 and 24.
According to the press service of the Russian Security Council’s workplace, the annual assembly of secretaries of SCO on Wednesday targeted on the COVID-19 pandemic aftermath.
“It was stressed that the social and economic consequences of the novel coronavirus infection pandemic may catalyse the spread of threats of terrorism, extremism, drug trade and organised crime,” the press service mentioned in a press release.
The Beijing-based SCO is an eight-member financial and safety bloc and has emerged as one of many largest transregional worldwide organisations.
India and Pakistan turned its everlasting members in 2017.
The SCO was based at a summit in Shanghai in 2001 by the Presidents of Russia, China and the 4 Central Asian international locations of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
India has proven eager curiosity in deepening its security-related cooperation with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) which particularly offers with points regarding safety and defence.