Moderaters
Shishir Priyadarshi
President, Chintan Research Foundation
General (Retd.) M.M. Naravane
Former Chief the Inidan of Army Staff
Amb. Venkatesh Varma
Member of National Security Advisory Board & India’s former Ambassador to Russia
Amb. (Retd.) Neelam D. Sabharwal
India’s former Ambassador to the Netherlands and foreign policy analyst
Mr Manish Chand
CEO of Centre for Global India Insights (CGII)
Event Report
Chintan Research Foundation (CRF), in collaboration with the Centre for Global India Insights (CGII), organised a panel discussion on “SCO Summit 2025 & Resetting India-China Ties.” The event was moderated by Mr. Shishir Priyadarshi. It featured a keynote address by H.E. Xu Feihong, Chinese Ambassador to India, who expressed optimism about future bilateral relations. Distinguished speakers, including Amb. Venkatesh Verma, Gen. M.M. Naravane, Amb. (Retd.) Neelam Sabharwal, and Mr. Manish Chand, shared diverse perspectives on multipolarity, dialogue, strategic convergence, and people-to-people ties, underscoring the importance of cooperation and confidence-building in strengthening India-China relations within the SCO