INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Last week, India virtually hosted the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit, which saw attendance from influential leaders,
including Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese leader Xi Jinping, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.The summit was significant as
cross-border security, insurgency, terrorism, and the situation in Afghanistan.Despite shared strategic interests, the summit also
highlighted growing tensions between India and China, largely due to border disputes and differing alliances.Shanghai Cooperation
Organization summit shows divergent interests
Philippines.While Russia faces economic recession and political instability at home, Putin expressed hope for enhanced strategic cooperation
Iran, another strategic partner facing Western sanctions, could further facilitate trade and infrastructure development within Asia.Despite
divergences, all SCO members are committed to facilitating a more multipolar international order.However, India, a member of the
Quadrilateral Security Dialogue along with the US, Australia, and Japan, does not face any Western sanctions and continues to maintain
and expressing concerns over cross-border terrorism, an indirect reference to Pakistan.As geopolitical differences continue to widen, the
future dynamics of the SCO will be critical to watch.THE SCO BACKGROUNDThe Shanghai Cooperation Organisation is a Eurasian political,
Russian Federation, and Tajikistan.In June 2001, the leaders of these nations and Uzbekistan met in Shanghai to announce a new organization
with deeper political and economic cooperation.In June 2017, it expanded to eight states, with India and Pakistan.Iran joined the group in
Several countries are engaged as observers or dialogue partners.
