TNPSC Thervupettagam
June 16 , 2019 1991 days 976 0
  • The Prime Minister Modi attended the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit in the Kyrgyzstan capital Bishkek.
  • It is his first multilateral engagement post his re-election.
  • He urged member states to make coordinated actions against international terrorism under the SCO-Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS).
About SCO
  • SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation.
  • It is a Eurasian political, economic, and security alliance.
  • It was established in 2001. It was preceded by the Shanghai Five mechanism.
  • The Heads of State Council (HSC) is the supreme decision-making body of SCO.
  • It has 8 permanent members.
  • Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia are observer states in SCO.

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