What happened:
On February 27, India’s Consul General in Shanghai, Pratik Mathur, met Mayor Gong Zheng at the inauguration of the SCO Cooperation Centre for Metabolic Diseases, reaffirming efforts to strengthen India–China ties within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework.
Why it matters:
The interaction highlights renewed bilateral engagement and cooperation in multilateral platforms such as the SCO and BRICS, signalling improved connectivity, healthcare collaboration and broader regional coordination.