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24 May 2022 SCO member countries meeting under RATS

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Recently under the Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure (RATS) of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) there was a meeting between the member countries of SCO. This is the first such meeting in India after Russia’s encroachment on Ukraine and China’s encroachment on the Line of Actual Control.
The agenda for promoting cooperation and tackling various global and regional security challenges has been discussed in the SCO-RATS meeting.
India is the chairman of the Council of Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure of the SCO (RATS SCO).

The situation in Afghanistan and the security concerns arising out of the fall of Afghanistan at the hands of the Taliban were the main agenda of this meeting.
India has expressed strong desire to strengthen its security cooperation with the SCO and its regional counter-terrorism structure, which focuses on security and defense matters.

RATS is a permanent body of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO).
It aims at facilitating coordination and dialogue among SCO member states in the fight against terrorism, extremism and separatism.
The main function of SCO-RATS is coordination and information sharing. The Hindu Analysis
As a member, India has actively participated in the activities of SCO-RATS.
India’s permanent membership will enable it to develop greater understanding among members for its perspective.

SCO was created in the year 2001.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was established as a multilateral federation to ensure security and maintain stability in the vast Eurasian region.
It envisages joining forces to meet emerging challenges and threats and enhance trade as well as cultural and humanitarian cooperation.
Before the establishment of the SCO in 2001, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan were members of the organization ‘Shanghai-5’. The Hindu Analysis
In the year 1996, ‘Shanghai-5’ was formed through a series of demilitarization talks, these talks with China were done by the four former Soviet republics to maintain the situation of stability on the borders.
After the entry of Uzbekistan into the organization in the year 2001, ‘Shanghai-5’ was named SCO.
The SCO Charter was signed in the year 2002 and came into force in the year 2003. Russian and Chinese are the official languages of the SCO.

SCO Secretariat in Beijing.
Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent.

Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
Recently approval has been given to include Iran in this organization.