- The first International Conference on Common Buddhist Heritage will begin in New Delhi on 14 March 2023.
- It is being organized with a focus on India’s civilizational connect with the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) nations by 2023.
- The two-day conference aims to re-establish trans-cultural links and seek commonalities between Buddhist art, art styles, archaeological sites and antiquity of Central Asia in various museum collections of SCO countries.
- Led by India of the SCO, the event will bring Central Asian, East Asian, South Asian and Arab countries on a single platform to discuss the shared Buddhist heritage. SCO countries include member states, observer states and dialogue partners, including China, Russia and Mongolia.
