<\/a>What can be the WAY FORWARD?<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n1. Strengthening Trust and Dialogue:<\/strong> While the SCO is a multilateral forum, its most immediate utility for managing internal tensions often lies in providing opportunities for high-level bilateral meetings on its sidelines (e.g., India-China, India-Pakistan).<\/span> These informal channels can be crucial for de-escalation and addressing specific grievances.<\/p>\n2. Unified Stance on Terrorism:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Zero Tolerance, No Double Standards:<\/span><\/strong> The SCO must unequivocally condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, without any justifications or differentiation between “good” and “bad” terrorists.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Actionable intelligence sharing:<\/strong> SCO needs to actively utilize the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS)<\/strong> for intelligence sharing, capacity building, and joint exercises & also push for RATS to be more effective and less susceptible to political maneuvering by individual members.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
3. Deepening Economic and Connectivity Initiatives:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Identify specific sectors for enhanced cooperation, such as energy (including renewables), agriculture (food security), pharmaceuticals, and digital technology, where members have complementary strengths.<\/li>\n
- Leverage Existing Corridors:<\/span><\/strong> Fully utilize and expand existing and nascent corridors like INSTC, promoting their integration with regional transport networks.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Digital Connectivity:<\/strong> Emphasize digital infrastructure development, cross-border e-commerce, and digital payment systems to foster seamless economic interaction e.g., sharing India’s UPI success, digital public infrastructure models.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
4. Non-Traditional Security Threats:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n- Counter-Narcotics:<\/strong> Enhance cooperation through RATS to combat illicit drug trafficking, which often funds terrorism and organized crime in the region.<\/li>\n
- Cyber Security:<\/strong> Push for joint initiatives and capacity building in cybersecurity, a growing threat to all member states.<\/li>\n
- Disaster Management:<\/span><\/strong> Promote cooperation in disaster response and humanitarian assistance, drawing on India’s expertise and resources.<\/span><\/li>\n
- Climate Change:<\/strong> Advocate for greater cooperation on climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies, particularly given the shared environmental challenges like water scarcity and desertification in the region.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Conclusion:<\/strong>
\nFor India, the SCO remains a platform of both opportunities and constraints. Thus, India needs to devise a strategy that is assertive on core national interests (like terrorism and sovereignty), pragmatic in economic engagement, and diplomatically nimble in balancing competing geopolitical currents.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nRead more: The Indian Express<\/a>, Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong>
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