Last Night Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the Palam Airforce base in New Delhiafter a two-day visit to Tashkent where he attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit and met leaders of various countries, including Russia and China.

The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) earlier described the Prime Minister's visit as a 'productive visit'.

Modi also held a series of bilateral meetings on the sidelines, including with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Thursday.

Addressing the SCO Summit where the final process for India's accession as a full member of the SCO began, PM Modi said India's ties with the bloc will help protect the region from threats of radicalisation and violence asserting that it would adopt zero tolerance to terrorism.

"India would significantly benefit from the grouping's strengths in energy and natural resources and in turn India's strong economy and vast market could drive economic growth in the SCO region", he added.

The Indian Prime Minister, also held bilateral meetings with Tajikistan President Emomali Rahmon and Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko.