... role is very important in terms of stability, but it also creates more political space and leverage for Russia in Asia. As we all know, the Russian–Indian relations are an important factor, but we would also like Russians to help Pakistani in the SCO. Pakistan also needs some trade partners, economic stability, FDIs. I think Pakistan could play a bigger role if it becomes more economically oriented and secure partner. With economics at the center. And then everything would revolve around it. I think ...
... international legal status do not coincide. All that notwithstanding, there are some parallels to be found. New Delhi still insists that the Kashmir conflict is no international matter and focuses on the narrative of “cross-border terrorism” emanating from Pakistan. Similarly, Moscow refuses to talk to Kiev about Crimea, declaring the issue closed once and for all. However, neither Islamabad nor Kiev is ready to drop their territorial claims any time soon, with any possible rapprochement with India and Russia hinging on the progress ...
... (USA-India-Japan-Australia) and its dispute over the border areas with China?
Answer: We expect that the meeting of the extended “Troika” of March 18, 2021 will give a necessary impetus to the intra-Afghan negotiations. We note the active role of the Pakistani side in the preparation of this event. Moscow also hosted separate meetings between the Afghan delegation (headed by the Chairman of the High Council for National Reconciliation Abdullah Abdullah) and representatives of the Taliban. We consider it important that both sides speak in favour of ...
... consequences of the spread of COVID-19 for the SCO member countries. In addition, the experts paid special attention to regional security issues and the settlement of the situation in Afghanistan. The participants emphasized the special role of the SCO in the context of creating conditions for interaction between Pakistan and India, which affects the stability in the region. They also discussed the prospects for reforming the organization and strengthening coordination among the SCO member states for the implementation of a joint security and sustainable development ...
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Andrey Kortunov, Director General, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC)
Farhat Asif, Founder President, Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies
Muhammad Asif Noor, Founder Director, Institute of Peace and Diplomatic Studies, Secretary-General, Pakistan SCO Friendship Forum
Mikhail Konarovsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation, Leading Research Fellow at the Institute of International Research, MGIMO University, RIAC Member
Muhammad Khan, Professor, Department of ...
... held in October 2018. Military-technical cooperation between Pakistan and Russia has also strengthened over the years. Besides, our militaries interact and participate in multilateral exercises under the aegis of the SCO. In this regard, noteworthy is Pakistan's participation in the SCO member states' Joint Military Anti-Terrorist Command Staff Exercise called “Peace Mission-2018” in August 2018 in Chelyabinsk, Russia.
Reciprocal participation of each other's military delegations has also evolved into a regular feature of military-to-military ...
... directly from the region’s
close geographic proximity to both Russia and Pakistan which in itself pre-dates
the modern international system. These ties, when approached via a possible
multilateral framework (such as the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO),
for instance), have immense potential in helping mediate existing tensions within
the region. Both Russia and Pakistan, by drawing on their own bilateral relations
with the Middle East’s major powers, can thus play a key role in arbitrating existing
disputes and tensions, such as the ongoing rivalry between Iran and Saudi
Arabia to help bring about greater ...
... particularly if the organisation morphs into an anti-U.S. grouping, yet the opportunity could be to leverage better ties with each big power to improve ties with others in this illustrative quadrilateral. Notably, India has improved its links will all SCO members, with the exception of Pakistan, in the last two years. This highlights the potential to reset great power relations with both Russia and China, with cooperation and not confrontation being the pivot of regional strategic orientation. Notably, the Wuhan spirit of cooperative ...
... declarations raises certain questions: To what degree is BRICS suitable as a platform for discussing anti-terrorist initiatives? And can breakthroughs in this area be achieved within BRICS?
Dattesh Parulekar:
BRICS Should Avoid Becoming an anti-US Group
SCO and BRICS
When India and Pakistan were admitted to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) in June 2017, it seemed it would replace BRICS as the principal platform for discussing regional security issues. The SCO has several major advantages over BRICS in that regard: first,...
... Strategy until 2025 was an important political component of the summit, a matter of momentous importance for both the SCO itself and for its positioning on the world stage in its new and expanded composition. This was due to 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 activities at the Qingdao summit. As a result of the expansion, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation has become the world’s largest association, the global nature of which Russian ...
