Shangai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) & India – Prospects & Challenges

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has passed a consistent path and in a comparatively short period of time has proved to be an effective model of multilateral cooperation based on mutual trust, equality, harmonious coexistence of different cultures and civilizations.

With the entry of India and Pakistan, the SCO has become the largest regional grouping in the world, encompassing 60 percent of Eurasia’s territory with a population of around 3.2 billion people, and account for almost a quarter of global GDP.

What is SCO?

• SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international grouping.
• It is a Eurasian political, economic and military organisation which seeks to maintain peace, security, and stability in the region.
• It was establi