<h2>About Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO):</h2>

<ul>
	<li>The SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation. It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance and has been the primary security pillar of the region.</li>
	<li>History:&nbsp;
	<ul>
		<li>It was established in 2001. It was preceded by the Shanghai Five mechanism.</li>
		<li>The Heads of State Council (HSC)&nbsp;is the supreme decision-making body in the SCO.</li>
		<li>It meets once a year and adopts decisions and guidelines on all important matters of the organisation.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>The organisation has two permanent bodies:
	<ul>
		<li>the SCO Secretariat based in Beijing.</li>
		<li>the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) based in Tashkent.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
	<li>Membership:
	<ul>
		<li>Eight member states: India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.</li>
		<li>India and Pakistan joined as full members in 2017.</li>
		<li>Four observer states:Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia.</li>
	</ul>
	</li>
</ul>

<hr />
Source :&nbsp;<a href="https://newsonair.gov.in/News?title=SCO-Member-states-re-affirm-commitment-to-multipolar-world-order-based-on-international-law-and-multilateralism&amp;id=450231" target="_blank">All India Radio</a>

Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO)

Overview:

The SCO Member States recently confirmed their commitment to formation of a more representative, democratic, just and multipolar world order based on universally recognized principles of the international law and multilateralism.

About Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO):

Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO)

Overview:

The SCO Member States recently confirmed their commitment to formation of a more representative, democratic, just and multipolar world order based on universally recognized principles of the international law and multilateralism.

About Shanghai Co-operation Organisation (SCO):

Download PDF

Share this article