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Current affairsPM Modi's Uzbekistan State Visit and 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek: India's Central Asia Strategy and SCO at 25Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a four-day visit to Central Asia from August 29 to September 1, 2026 — a bilateral state visit to Uzbekistan followed by participation in the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, marking the organisation's 25th founding anniversary. Current affairsIndia Successfully Test-Fires Agni-4 Ballistic Missile from Chandipur, OdishaIndia successfully test-fired the Agni-4 medium-range ballistic missile from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur, Odisha, on August 6, 2026. The test was conducted by the Strategic Forces Command (SFC) and the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and validated all operational and technical parameters. Agni-4 is a two-stage, solid-fuel, nuclear-capable missile with a strike range of approximately 4,000 km.