{"id":52896,"date":"2025-09-02T20:41:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T15:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/?p=52896"},"modified":"2025-09-03T20:03:38","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T14:33:38","slug":"sco-summit-2025-tianjin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/02-09-2025\/sco-summit-2025-tianjin","title":{"rendered":"Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Summit 2025, Tianjin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Syllabus: GS2\/ International Organisation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The <strong>Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)<\/strong> held its annual Heads of <strong>State Summit in Tianjin, China,<\/strong> in 2025.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The summit deliberated on pressing <strong>regional and global challenges<\/strong>\u2014terrorism, conflicts, UN reforms, AI governance, sustainable development, and institutional strengthening.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Highlights\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Regional Conflicts and Non-Proliferation:<\/strong> Rejected double standards in counterterrorism and emphasized preventing cross-border movement of terrorists.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam (J&amp;K).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Criticized military strikes by Israel and the U.S. on Iran, highlighting West\u2013Asia tensions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Sustainable Development &amp; Social Agenda: <\/strong>Backed equal rights for all nations in AI development and usage, countering technological monopolies.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Endorsed India\u2019s global vision of \u201cOne Earth, One Family, One Future\u201d as a principle for inclusive growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>China\u2019s Push for SCO Institutional Expansion:<\/strong> SCO members are permitted to use BeiDou satellite system (China\u2019s GPS alternative).\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>China pledged $1.4 billion in loans over 3 years to SCO members.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Proposed the creation of an SCO Development Bank to fund infrastructure and development projects.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>UN Reform: <\/strong>Called for adapting the UN system to modern realities, particularly by expanding the representation of developing countries in governing bodies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>SCO Plus Format: <\/strong>China chaired the SCO+ Summit, which included member states, observers, dialogue partners, honored guests, and heads of major international organisations, signaling an expanded role for SCO in global governance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>India\u2019s Position at the Summit<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PM of India emphasized that the SCO rests on three pillars:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Security<\/strong>: Ensuring regional peace and counterterrorism cooperation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Connectivity<\/strong>: Transforming SCO into a hub for cross-regional connectivity (digital, physical, and energy).<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Opportunity<\/strong>: Promoting mutual growth and cooperation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>About Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO)\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Formation:<\/strong> 2001 (Shanghai Summit) by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Membership: <\/strong>10 member states, 2 observers, 15 dialogue partners (Laos latest entrant)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Official Languages:<\/strong> Russian, Chinese<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Structure:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Council of Heads of State<\/strong> \u2013 apex decision-making body<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Council of Heads of Government<\/strong> \u2013 second-highest body<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Headquarters:<\/strong> Beijing, China<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Permanent Bodies:<\/strong> Secretariat\u00a0 in Beijing, China &amp; Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges Ahead<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India\u2013Pakistan rivalry dilutes consensus.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>China\u2019s dominance may marginalize Indian interests.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balancing SCO commitments with QUAD, I2U2, and Indo-Pacific partnerships.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Skepticism on feasibility of SCO Development Bank vis-\u00e0-vis BRICS Bank (NDB) and AIIB.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Way Forward<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>India must leverage SCO as a regional security platform, especially for counterterrorism.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Push for digital public infrastructure (DPI) partnerships within SCO to counter China\u2019s BeiDou narrative.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Balance multilateral alignments by engaging SCO without undermining Indo-Pacific strategies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Use SCO as a forum to strengthen ties with Central Asia, Russia, and Iran, countering the China-Pakistan axis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Source: TH<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<h3><strong>In News<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) held its annual Heads of State Summit in Tianjin, China, in 2025.<\/li>\n<p><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Challenges Ahead<\/strong><\/h3>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">India\u2013Pakistan rivalry dilutes consensus.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">China\u2019s dominance may marginalize Indian interests.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Balancing SCO commitments with QUAD, I2U2, and Indo-Pacific partnerships.<\/li>\n<li class=\"ms-5\">Skepticism on feasibility of SCO Development Bank vis-\u00e0-vis BRICS Bank (NDB) and AIIB.<\/li>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/current-affairs\/02-09-2025\/sco-summit-2025-tianjin\" class=\"btn btn-primary btn-sm float-end\">Read\u00a0More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":53000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-52896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-affairs"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/wp-images.nextias.com\/cdn-cgi\/image\/format=auto\/ca\/uploads\/2025\/09\/sco-summit-2025-tianjin.png","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52896"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52896\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":52914,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52896\/revisions\/52914"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nextias.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}