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An Indian delegation led by a senior External Affairs Ministry official attended the SCO National Coordinators’ meeting in Islamabad — the first official Indian visit to Pakistan since Operation Sindoor. Pakistan announced it would host the SCO Summit in August 2027.
Context
About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- Established: 15 June 2001, at Shanghai
- Founded by six countries: China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan
- Headquarters and Secretariat: Beijing, China
- RATS — Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure: Tashkent, Uzbekistan
- India and Pakistan joined: 2017
- Current full members: 10
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The Ten Members
China, India, Russia, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Iran and Belarus
Main Areas of Cooperation
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- Security — counter-terrorism, separatism and extremism, known as the “three evils”
- Economy — trade, investment and economic cooperation
- Connectivity — transport, infrastructure and regional connectivity
- Energy — cooperation in energy-related areas
- Culture and education — people-to-people cooperation
Important Facts for Examsmost asked
- SCO National Coordinators’ meeting, Islamabad; India represented by Joint Secretary Alok Dimri
- Pakistan to host the SCO Summit in August 2027; theme “Turning Vision into Action: Connectivity, Innovation and Shared Prosperity”
- SCO founded 2001 in Shanghai, from the Shanghai Five; Secretariat at Beijing
- RATS — Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure, headquartered at Tashkent
- India and Pakistan joined in 2017; Iran 2023; Belarus 2024 — making 10 members
- Türkiye is currently a Dialogue Partner and would need consensus among members for full membership — meaning India could block it
- The 26th SCO Summit was held at Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
