● What is SCO? It is a permanent intergovernmental international organisation founded in 2001 by Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
● Who are the members? China, India, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
● SCO has two Permanent Bodies
○ SCO Secretariat in Beijing, and
○ Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) in Tashkent.
● Chairmanship: The Chairmanship of SCO is by rotation for a year by Member States.
Why in News? The 20th Summit of the SCO Council of Heads of State was held under the chairmanship of Russia
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