Some of the world's top leaders will attend the two-day summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a regional bloc that seeks to be a counterinfluence to the West.

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BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan on Monday (Aug 31) for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran's and India's leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the West.Around a dozen heads of states will head to the K

BISHKEK, Kyrgyzstan: Russia's Vladimir Putin and China's Xi Jinping are expected in Central Asia's Kyrgyzstan on Monday (Aug 31) for a two-day summit, also attended by Iran's and India's leaders, of a regional bloc seeking to be a counter-influence to the West.Around a dozen heads of states will head to the K