Daily Current Affairs / India to participate in SCO counter-terrorism exercise to be held in Pakistan
Category : National Published on: October 02 2021
· India will participate in a Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counter-terrorism exercise to be held in Pakistan.
· The anti-terrorism exercise is reportedly scheduled to be held at Pabbi in Pakistan's Nowshera district from October 3.
· The exercise will be conducted under the SCO Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS), which aims to promote cooperation in counter-terrorism among all SCO member-states.
· All countries will play an important role in finding a political and diplomatic solution to the situation in Afghanistan through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
· SCO members include India, Pakistan, Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
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About SCO
v Headquarters: Beijing, China
v Founded: 15 June 2001
v Secretary-General: Vladimir Norovi
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