On June 4 at 12:00 Moscow Time (GMT+3), the Valdai Club in Moscow hostув a discussion exploring the evolving cooperation between Russia and Pakistan, as well as the broader geopolitical landscape of South Asia. What role can the SCO play in fostering bilateral cooperation and mitigating regional conflicts? How does Pakistan perceive the organization’s future amid rising US-China competition? To what extent do geopolitical and regional instabilities influence Russian-Pakistani relations? And how durable is South Asia’s current equilibrium? The discussion participants examined these and other questions.