Following External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s visit to Pakistan for the SCO Summit, speculation is rife about a potential meeting between Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif at the upcoming UN climate conference in Azerbaijan. While positive exchanges between Jaishankar and Pakistani leaders have fueled optimism, experts caution that the recent trajectory of relations makes a high-level meeting unlikely. The potential resumption of bilateral cricket ties, however, offers a glimmer of hope.