India and the SCO paradox

Context: 

The visit of Chinese and Russian defense ministers to attend a ministerial meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation this week in Delhi is drawing much attention.

Aims and objectives 

• Establishing Peace: The main objective of the SCO was to promote peace in Eurasia.  
• Preventing Conflicts: its also aims to cope with the intra-state and inter-state conflicts among the member states. 
• Counter-terrorism: Counter-terrorism has been the principal preoccupation of the SCO all these years. The rise of terrorism can be seen in the form of attacks in USA ie 9/11.

Issues 

• Internal conflicts: Internal conflicts in the SCO are major issues. Many countries face serious conflicts for example between India and China, Delhi and Islamabad, as well as Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
• Aggressive China: China’s rise is increasing the prospects for Beijing’s emergence as the dominant force in inner Asia. Aggressive China is danger for the India. 
• Ukraine war: Russia’s war in Ukraine is raising questions about Moscow’s capacity to sustain primacy in its backyard.