Mongolia-Tajikistan Reset: President Emomali Rahmon will make his first state visit to Mongolia in 17 years (July 20–22), a reciprocal move after Ulaanbaatar’s 2025 visit, with talks on politics, trade, energy, transport, agriculture and culture plus a business roundtable. SCO Border Security: Pakistan chaired the SCO border chiefs meeting in Islamabad, where members including Tajikistan exchanged border security assessments and approved joint operations “Solidarity-2025” and plans for “Solidarity-2026,” with Tajikistan backed to host “Solidarity-2027.” Tajikistan Economic Shift: In Sughd, Rahmon pushed a tougher industrial policy: stop exporting raw minerals and require local processing into finished goods, with calls to improve investment conditions, infrastructure, land allocation and private export-oriented manufacturing. Winter Power Watch: Tajikistan warned another autumn-winter electricity shortfall is likely, with reduced hydropower output and renewed plans to import power from Uzbekistan under a seasonal exchange agreement. Education Quotas: Tajikistan’s admissions commission approved 2026–2027 university quotas for 155,852 full-time bachelor places, including language-based seat allocations and targeted grant quotas for disability, orphans, and other categories.