Experts consult on improving SCO performance

India chaired a meeting of SCO finance ministers and central-bank governors, providing a forum for macroeconomic and financial coordination among member states.

The chairs of SCO member-state supreme courts met in New Delhi on 10–12 March, with observer-state Iran and Belarus also attending. The gathering extended legal exchange beyond full members.

India chaired a meeting of heads of agencies responsible for physical fitness and sport, a cultural and social track of the chairmanship year.

Heads of SCO tourism administrations met in Varanasi, which India presented as a tourism and cultural capital, to promote tourism cooperation and exchanges.

The eighteenth meeting of SCO security council secretaries discussed regional stability and cooperation on terrorism, extremism, separatism, illicit trafficking, and transnational crime.

At Panaji, foreign ministers agreed on summit agenda and draft documents, and discussed completing Iran’s accession, Belarus’s accession process, and engagement with dialogue partners.

The heads of state completed the procedure for Iran to become a full SCO member, expanding the organization to nine members. Accession changed the institution’s membership but did not itself resolve...

The heads of state adopted a statement on digital transformation, recognizing digital technologies as a field for cooperation and development. Implementation and equitable access remained national and...

The heads of state adopted the New Delhi Declaration and a package of other documents at India’s virtual summit, setting out priorities across security, economic, cultural, and international...

The heads of state adopted a statement on countering radicalisation leading to terrorism, separatism, and extremism. A decolonial reading notes how the organization’s security vocabulary centers...