... International Studies; addressed the participants with welcoming remarks.
Session 1 of the roundtable was devoted to the Russian, Indian and Iranian interests in Afghanistan and the possibilities of their interaction on issues of common interest in order to normalize the situation. The speakers ... ... Konarovsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation; Leading Research Fellow, Center for East Asia and SCO Studies, Institute of International Studies, MGIMO University; RIAC Member.
Session 2 focused on the implications of recent ...
Results of the SCO summit in Bishkek
Ensuring security and creating favorable conditions for the ... ... being both a both trans-continental and global organization following the accession of India and Pakistan to its ranks. At the same time, while last year’s Shanghai 8 meeting... ... the region. In particular, the resolution noted their efforts to achieve stability in Afghanistan. In this regard, it is necessary to note the progressive growth of interaction...
The SCO will be able to claim the status of not only the largest, but also the most influential ... ... significant deepening of the SCO’s geopolitical dimension following the accession of India and Pakistan last year, whose leaders first took part in the organization’s... ... participants once again confirmed their unfailing support for regulating the situation in Afghanistan exclusively by peaceful means and by the Afghan people themselves, and called...
... withdrawal of the international coalition troops from Afghanistan? What contribution can India make to maintaining security after 2014?
Afghanistan's neighbors will be largely responsible for security in the region, and they are members or observers of the SCO. Indeed, Afghanistan is an observer too. And, of course, the role and importance of India as a full member and potential guarantor of security in the region is beyond doubt. The task of providing security, not just in Central Asia, I would say, but in the Eurasian region requires the full membership of India in the organization.
How ...