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Beijing backs big role for India in Asia club NEW DELHI: In a diplomatic triumph for India, Beijing recently wrote to New Delhi saying that it would like India to play a bigger role in SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organization), the six-nation body which holds the key to not just resource-rich central Asia but also the security situation in Afghanistan as the US drawdown starts to take effect. The government is looking upon this development as Chinas support at least in essence and in principle for Indias bid to become a full member of the body, which is dominated by China and Russia, and play a more important role in the region. Russia has in the past declared support for Indias attempts to become full member but Chinas position has not been clear with Beijing even stating that SCO should not rush into expansion and insisted on developing a consensus for including more members. This means that in principle and fundamentally, India now has support from all six SCO members for full membership of the organization, said an official source, adding that it marked a further thaw in India-China relations after the two sides last month resumed defence exchanges. Apart from Russia and China, the four other full members of SCO are central Asian countries Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan. Back |
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