Joint Anti-terrorism Exercise of SCO | 18 Dec 2023

Recently, the authorities of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization( SCO) member states, with the support of the Executive Committee of the Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure of the SCO, conducted a joint anti-terrorism drill to curb terrorist, separatist, and extremist online activities.

Hosted by India, this exercise focused on curtailing the Internet's exploitation for terrorist, separatist, and extremist purposes.
SCO is a permanent intergovernmental international organization that aims to promote a new democratic, fair and rational international political and economic international order. It was created in 2001.
- The SCO Charter was signed in 2002, and entered into force in 2003.
- Membership: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India, Pakistan and Iran.