Published: 20th Dec, 2021
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Recently, India assumed the Chairmanship of Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of Shanghai Cooperation Organization (RATS-SCO) in 2021 for a period of one year.
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About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)
- It was founded in June 2001 by China, Russia, and the Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
- It aimed to cooperate against non-traditional security challenges, in particular fighting the so-called “three evils” of terrorism, separatism, and extremism.
- The fact that the SCO also strives to strengthen mutual trust and good neighbourly relations between its member states.
- It was preceded by the Shanghai Five mechanism.
- Permanent Bodies: The organization has two permanent bodies —
- SCO Secretariat based in Beijing
- Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) based in Tashkent
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- Dialogue partner: The SCO has six dialogue partners, namely the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Kingdom of Cambodia, the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, the Republic of Turkey, and the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka.
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RATS-SCO
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Objectives of SCO
The main objectives of the SCO are to:
- strengthen relations among member states
- promote cooperation in political affairs, economics and trade, scientific-technical, cultural, and educational spheres as well as in energy, transportation, tourism, and environmental protection;
- safeguard regional peace, security, and stability
- create a democratic, equitable international political and economic order
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