Leaders of the SCO member states will participate in a meeting of the SCO Heads of State Council via video link on Tuesday.
The Indian Ministry of External Affairs announced that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who will preside over the summit, will deliver a welcome address.
The theme of the summit is "Towards a SECURE SCO," where S stands for security for citizens, E - economic development, C - connectivity in the region, U - unity, R - respect of sovereignty and integrity, and E means environment protection.
The summit is expected to discuss the situation in Afghanistan and Ukraine and efforts to expand cooperation among member states.
All SCO members are invited to attend. Besides, Iran, Belarus, and Mongolia will participate as observer countries, and Turkmenistan will participate as a guest.
Among the other attendees will be the heads of the SCO Secretariat and the SCO's Regional Counter-Terrorism Structure, RATS.
Invitations were also sent to the heads of six international and regional organizations, namely the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). The Eurasian Economic Community (EAEC) and the Conference on Interaction and Confidence Building Measures in Asia (CICA).
Russian President Vladimir Putin will also deliver a speech at the summit.