Overview
- Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh inaugurated the two-day event on September 25 and met participants from SCO countries.
- Held on September 25–26, the 2025 edition is themed “Dynamics of Creative Spaces in the Digital Age” with sessions on how technology is reshaping culture and authorship.
- The Ministry of Education is hosting the conference with the National Book Trust as the implementing agency, convening 24 authors under 40 from across SCO member states.
- Attendees include authors, delegates and diplomats posted in New Delhi from SCO countries, with representation noted from Russia and Pakistan.
- Singh framed the SCO as a platform to deepen cultural understanding and people-to-people ties, saying regional forums are growing in importance in a world no longer bipolar.