29.7.11

The SCO

In what is a diplomatic triumph for India, Beijing recently wrote to New Delhi saying it would like India to play a bigger role in SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation), the six-nation body which holds the key to not just resource-rich central Asia but also the security situation in Afghanistan as the US drawdown starts to take effect. The government is looking upon this development as China’s support at least “in essence and in principle” for India’s bid to become a full member of the body, which is dominated by China and Russia, and play a more important role in the region. Russia has in the past declared support for India’s attempts to become a full member.

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