SCO Summit 2024: What is SCO Summit, why is it important? Indian Foreign Minister S Jaishankar reached Pakistan for this

Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit 2024

Heads of State meet in Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Which is organized every year in the capital cities of the member countries. In this meeting, member countries discuss multilateral issues and also discuss the ongoing international situation. This year the meeting of Shanghai Organization is being held in Pakistan’s capital Islamabad on 15 and 16 October.

How many countries are there in SCO?

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is an eight-member organization. Which was established on 15 June 2001 in China. Then it included the countries China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. These countries were also known as Shanghai Five (S5 Group).

Five member countries included Uzbekistan in this group for the first time, after which it changed to Shanghai Six. The headquarters of SCO is in Beijing, China. Its presidency is held on a one-year rotation among the member countries.

When did India join SCO?

India was given the status of observer country in the S-5 Shanghai Cooperation Organization in 2005. After which India participated in all the SCO meetings. Whereas PM Narendra Modi participated in the SCO summit in Tashkent, Uzbekistan in 2016 and signed the agreement to get the status of member country in the organization. On 9 June 2017, India and Pakistan fully joined SCO. Currently the member countries in SCO are India, Pakistan, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Objectives of SCO

Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is one of the largest organizations in the world. In terms of geographical scope and population, it is the largest regional organization in the world. Which covers about 24 percent of the entire world area. In Eurasia this percentage increases to 65 percent. The objective of this organization is to strengthen the Eurasian political, economic, international security and defense organization. (Photo-AP)

SCO and India

SCO holds special importance for India. This is a platform from where it can promote its interests by participating in meetings and discussions with China and Pakistan. as well as
Can openly present his/her stand on issues like terrorism and world peace. SCO has also been considered important for India from the point of view of trade, economic connectivity and political strengthening. (Photo- ANI)