PM TO HOST XI, PUTIN, SHARIF VIRTUALLY AS INDIA CHAIRS SCO SUMMIT FOR THE FIRST TIME

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india is vitually goin to held SCO-CHS metting on

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Shanghai Cooperaton Organisaton’s Council of Heads of State (SCO-CHS) on July 4 for the frst
time.

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Iran is expected to be inducted as a member of the SCO, while the process for Belarus — a
key ally of Russia — is under way and expected to be completed next year

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• India hosted at least …………………….,
  when it took over the chair

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140 SCO events and 14 Ministerial meetngs since September 2022,

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This year’s chairpersonship of the SCO had built on the “SECURE SCO” theme

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suggested by
PM Modi (Security, Economic Development, Connectvity, Unity, Respect for sovereignty and
territorial integrity and Environmental protecton).

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The Shanghai Cooperaton Organisaton (SCO) is a Eurasian politcal, economic, internatonal
security and defence organizaton established by

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China and Russia in 2001. It is the world’s
largest regional organizaton in terms of geographic scope and populaton, covering
approximately60% of the area of Eurasia, 40% of the world populaton.

Question 6

The SCO is the successor to the Shanghai Five, formed in …………..between the People’s
Republic of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, the Russian Federaton, and Tajikistan

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1996

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The charter was signed in
…….. and the organisaton began operatons in ………..It is also called as the Shanghai pact

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The charter was signed in
2002 and the organisaton began operatons in 2003.

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Regional
Antterrorist Structure (RATS) whose executve commitee is headquartered in ………..

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Tashkent.

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The SCO has………members

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9 members: - China, India, Russia, Iran(joined recently ), Pakistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan,
Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan

in 21 meeting of sco in - announced dushanbe, tajikistan its membership

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It has ………observer states

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3 observer states: - Mongolia, Belarus and Afghanistan.

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In June 2017(SCO Astana Summit), it expanded to eight states, with

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india and pakistan

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India had joined SCO as an observer state

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2005

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The secretary-general of SCO is

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Zhang Ming

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The RATS Executve Commitee Director is

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Ruslan Mirzaev

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its offcial languages are

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russian and china

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SCO became an UNGA observer in

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2004

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been designated as the frst cultural capital of the SCO under this
initatve.

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“Kashi” (Varanasi)

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saudi arabia joined sco as

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dialogue patner

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India successfully hosts the……….. New Delhi in virtual format

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23rd SCO summit

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India also stayed out on the………………….,
indicatng a lack of consensus in the groupin

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joint statement on** SCO economic development strategy 2030**
i

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theme of India’s chairpersonship of SCO is ‘Towards a SECURE SCO’, which is derived
from the acronym coined by the Indian PM at…………..

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the 2018 SCO Qingadao Summit

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India has created five new pillars and focus area for cooperation in the SCO, which include,
o Startups and Innovation
o Traditional Medicine
o Youth Empowerment
o Digital Inclusion
o Shared Buddhist Heritage

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PoK divided into two parts:
1.Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK)
2.Gilgit-Baltstan (referred to as the ‘Northern Areas’ tll
August 2009).

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Indian Governor General Mountbaten signed an
agreement on 26 October 1947 in which three subjects
Defense, Foreign Afairs and Communicatons were
handed over to India.

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structure of sco

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o Heads of State Council: The supreme SCO body which decides its internal
functioning and its interaction with other States & international organisations, and
considers international issues.
o Heads of Government Council: Approves the budget, considers and decides upon
issues related to economic spheres of interaction within SCO.
o Council of Ministers of Foreign Affairs: Considers issues related to day-to-day
activities.
o Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS): Established to combat terrorism,
separatism and extremism.

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about BRI

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2013, President Xi Jinping of China introduced the term “Belt and Road Initatve” (BRI),
inspired by the historical Silk Road

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SILK ROUTE INTO. BY

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Han Dynasty, connectng China to the Mediterranean through Eurasia

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The BRI consists of

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151 countries,Italy was the latest to join the initatve, making it the only G7
country to join

Question 28

The project has a target completon date of…………., which will coincide with the centennial of the
People’s Republic of China (PRC)’s founding

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2049

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Dialogue Partner status

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Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri
Lanka.

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In 2021, Iran was declared a member with

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OBSERVER STATUS