Shanghai Cooperation Organisation

✅SCO is an 8-member Eurasian economic and security bloc led by China.

✅It was founded in 2001 with China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as its founding members.

✅India and Pakistan became full time members in 2017 in the backdrop of Astana summit of SCO in Kazakhstan. 

✅2 permanent bodies of SCO include Secretariat: Beijing and Executive Committee of RATS (Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure): Tashkent

✅SCO has 4 observers and 6 dialogue partners.

✅4 observer states include Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia. 6 dialogue partners include Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.