Raksha Mantri holds bilateral meetings with his Kyrgyz, Kazakh & Belarusian counterparts in Bishkek to further strengthen defence cooperation

• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh held bilateral meetings with the Defence Ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Belarus on the sidelines of the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan on 28 April 2026.
• He gifted two BHISHM (Bhishma Aarogya Maitri) Health Cubes to Kyrgyzstan for HADR and Search & Rescue operations — extending India's medical diplomacy to Central Asia.
• Significant for UPSC because it bundles SCO mechanisms, Central Asia outreach (Connect Central Asia Policy), defence indigenisation (BHISHM), and India's counter-terror diplomacy post-Operation Sindoor.