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Detailed explanation-1: -S. Jaishankar will represent India at the 21st Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) which will be held virtually on Tuesday, Nov. 1. Chinese Premier Li Keqiang will host the meeting in Beijing, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian announced Monday.

Detailed explanation-2: -The 2020 Moscow summit was held virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic while the 2021 summit at Dushanbe was conducted in a hybrid mode.

Detailed explanation-3: -India has taken over as Chairperson of the SCO for 2023, and will host leaders of all SCO countries at a summit in Delhi expected in mid-2023. Earlier, the SCO summit 2022 was held recently in Samarkand, Uzbekistan.

Detailed explanation-4: -Reports from Beijing said Premier Li Keqiang will host the 21st Meeting, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Zhao Lijian told a media briefing on Monday.

Detailed explanation-5: -New Delhi [India], November 18 (ANI): India has launched the official website of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) as it will host the next SCO summit as a chairman of organisation in 2023. The website highlights the events that will be undertaken under the chairmanship of India next year.