Editor's Note.

September marked several significant events around the world, starting with the sad demise of Britain's longest-reigning monarch, the late Queen Elizabeth II, on September 8, and a significant shift in British monarchy took place as King Charles III inherited the throne. A large number of people from around the globe sent their condolences to Britain and the royal family and congratulatory messages to the new King. Kings and Queens, Presidents, Prime Ministers, celebrities, and friends from around the world attended the funeral of the late Queen in Westminster Abbey. Following it, this month's most significant geopolitical event was the two-day SCO Summit in the context of political and economic uncertainty. The Summit was hosted by Uzbekistan at the historic city of Samarkand. Following a series of virtual sessions due to the pandemic, SCO leaders met in person for the first time for this year's Summit. It was a highly anticipated occasion, especially for two influential SCO leaders, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, who met on the sidelines. This was the first in-person meeting between the two leaders after Beijing Olympics and Ukraine-Russia war. During the sessions, Putin conceded during the discussion that the Chinese side had "concerns and questions" regarding the Russia-Ukraine war.

While on the other hand, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi, during the meeting, with President Putin, said that today's era is not war. The summit has remained in discussion amongst the media and analysts circles especially taking into account the significance of the SCO region especially in the changing geopolitical and strategic shifts globally. Afghanistan was also an important point of discussion especially as the Summit was happening at the time of one year anniversary of the exodus of US from Afghanistan after 20 long years of stay. However no Afghan representative was invited especially due to the fact that the incumbent government has not yet been recognized globally as the legitimate representative of people. The war clouds was eclipsing the summit however there was few...