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India hosts SCO-RATS (Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s Regional Anti Terror Structure) meet. The meeting discussed boosting cooperation in combating various regional security challenges.
More about the present SCO-RATS meet
Officials from China, Pakistan, Russia, and other members of SCO participated in the meeting.
India assumed the chairmanship of the Council of Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of SCO (RATS SCO) on October 28 for a period of one year.
A major focus of the discussions was to be on the situation in Afghanistan, especially in dealing with the threat from active terrorist groups in the country.