India's Options in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

摘要

In June 2011, the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), an influential Eurasian regional grouping consisting of Russia, China and four Central Asian Republics (CARs)-Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan-formally approved a 'memorandum of obligation', which will now enable non-member countries to apply for SCO membership. India is an observer in the SCO and has expressed its desire to play a larger and more meaningful role as a full member of the organisation. Russia and the Central Asian states have always been very supportive of India's entry into the SCO as a full member but it was only recently that New Delhi expressed its desire to join the organisation as such.