Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tourism Ministers’ meeting starts in Varanasi

Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Tourism Ministers’ meeting starts in Varanasi

The two-day Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Tourism Ministers’ meeting began on Friday in Varanasi with a likely joint action plan on the development of cooperation in tourism to be adopted during the gathering. The plan will include promotion of the cultural heritage of the SCO member states, promotion of the SCO tourism brand, sharing and […]

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At SCO, Jaishankar pushes for Chabahar port

At SCO, Jaishankar pushes for Chabahar port

India welcomed the expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) to include Iran next year, as External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar shared a table with Foreign Ministers of China Wang Yi, Pakistan Bilawal Bhutto, Russia Sergey Lavrov and central Asian countries at the ministerial meeting in Tashkent on Friday. While India pushed for Chabahar port […]

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Morning Digest | SC allows 6 new petitions challenging Places of Worship Act; cigarette products to display ‘Tobacco causes painful death’ warning from Dec. 1, and more

Morning Digest | SC allows 6 new petitions challenging Places of Worship Act; cigarette products to display ‘Tobacco causes painful death’ warning from Dec. 1, and more

Supreme Court allows 6 new petitions challenging Places of Worship Act The Supreme Court on Friday frowned upon more and more petitions being filed, challenging the Places of Worship Act. A Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud gave six new petitioners liberty to intervene in a case, in which the apex court had already sought the […]

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India hosts SCO-RATS meeting; focus on situation in Afghanistan

India hosts SCO-RATS meeting; focus on situation in Afghanistan

Counter-terrorism experts from India, Pakistan and other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) on May 16 deliberated on boosting cooperation in combating various regional security challenges at a meeting hosted by New Delhi. The meeting is taking place under the framework of the SCO’s Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure. A major focus of the discussions […]

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