SCO reiterates support for Afghanistan’s peace and development

India signed the accession memorandum at the Tashkent summit, undertaking to accede to the organisation’s existing legal instruments. The step advanced its candidacy but did not grant full...

Pakistan signed the memorandum of obligations as part of the accession process begun in 2015. The procedure required applicants to accept the SCO’s existing treaty framework before admission.

The Tashkent summit adopted a programme to develop cooperation in tourism among member states. Cultural exchange and heritage travel became part of the organisation’s wider connectivity agenda.

The heads linked regional cooperation with a more balanced international system and a larger role for states outside established Western institutions. This claim marks an aspiration for agenda-setting...

The Tashkent text renewed security cooperation under the SCO’s established threat categories. A decolonial reading notes how this framework centers territorial integrity and state authority.

SCO members conducted the Peace Mission exercise in Kyrgyzstan from 5 to 12 September. Official accounts presented it as counterterrorism cooperation; the exercise also deepened military...

The joint military exercise took place in Dushanbe and was listed among the SCO’s security activities for the year. It extended the organisation’s practical security cooperation beyond declarations...

A joint border operation ran across SCO member-state border regions from 25 September to 1 November. The operation emphasized coordinated state surveillance and control across national boundaries.

The fifteenth Council of Heads of Government reviewed economic and humanitarian cooperation. The meeting also prepared projects and institutional decisions for the enlarged organisation.

The heads of government called for further development of transport links and preparation of a regional road programme. Connectivity could widen options for landlocked states, while the distribution...