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Indian Official in Islamabad for SCO Preparatory Meeting
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India's team is in Islamabad for an SCO meeting: where is the SCO's anti-terror body based?
An Indian delegation is in Islamabad for a three-day SCO preparatory meeting.
Why it matters: factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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A senior official of the External Affairs Ministry is leading an Indian team at a three-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) preparatory meeting in Islamabad.
It is the first such official visit by an Indian delegation to Pakistan in a while and comes days after India and Pakistan sparred at the UN.
The SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure is based in Tashkent.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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Remember these
- An Indian delegation led by a senior External Affairs Ministry official is in Islamabad for a three-day SCO preparatory meeting.
- The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) is a Eurasian political, economic and security grouping.
- The SCO Secretariat is in Beijing, while the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is based in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- The visit comes days after India and Pakistan sparred at the UN.
- India and Pakistan are both SCO members, so multilateral forums keep bringing them into the same room.
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How the exam will ask it
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- The SCO Secretariat is headquartered in Beijing, whereas the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is headquartered in Tashkent.
- The SCO's Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure is a permanent body of the organisation focused on security, terrorism and extremism.
- India and Pakistan are both full members of the SCO.
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
GS-II International Relations: regional groupings and India's neighbourhood policy. Issue: India attends an SCO meeting hosted by Pakistan even as bilateral ties remain strained. Policy: India engages in multilateral forums for its Eurasian connectivity and security interests, while holding that talks and terror cannot go together. Implication and way forward: use the SCO platform to press for counter-terrorism cooperation without normalising bilateral engagement.
Quick recall
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ಶಾಂಘೈ ಸಹಕಾರ ಸಂಘಟನೆಯ ಪ್ರಾದೇಶಿಕ ಭಯೋತ್ಪಾದನೆ ವಿರೋಧಿ ರಚನೆಯ (RATS) ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿ ಎಲ್ಲಿದೆ?
- ತಾಷ್ಕೆಂಟ್
- ಬೀಜಿಂಗ್
- ಅಸ್ತಾನಾ
- ಬಿಷ್ಕೆಕ್
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: A — ಸರಿ: ತಾಷ್ಕೆಂಟ್ — SCO ದ RATS ಪ್ರಧಾನ ಕಚೇರಿ ಉಜ್ಬೇಕಿಸ್ತಾನದ ತಾಷ್ಕೆಂಟ್ನಲ್ಲಿದೆ. • ಬೀಜಿಂಗ್ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಇಲ್ಲಿ SCO ಸಚಿವಾಲಯವಿದೆ. • ಅಸ್ತಾನಾ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಇದು ಕಜಕಸ್ತಾನದ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ. • ಬಿಷ್ಕೆಕ್ — ತಪ್ಪು: ಇದು ಕಿರ್ಗಿಸ್ತಾನದ ರಾಜಧಾನಿ.
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