tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post6081711071626656757..comments2023-10-09T01:47:11.791-07:00Comments on The Lone Ranger: India’s Bid for SCO Membership – A PerspectiveKumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02571503236070897848noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post-51817838352579055642015-07-07T01:45:50.480-07:002015-07-07T01:45:50.480-07:00Hi Pete
Thanks for your comments. Agree with you e...Hi Pete<br />Thanks for your comments. Agree with you entirely. Pete, the members of the SCO and the prospective members of the SCO, barring India have a different political set-up; they are basically totalitarian regimes, unlike India which is a true democracy. Their common meeting point could be threats from Islamic radical groups/terrorists. I really don't see how India could fit in the larger scheme of things.<br />Regards<br />KumarKumarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02571503236070897848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8101059815715683400.post-75926347025988328072015-07-06T23:08:58.260-07:002015-07-06T23:08:58.260-07:00Hi Kumar
A very interesting article which throws ...Hi Kumar<br /><br />A very interesting article which throws up a whole range of reasons why India could join or not join SCO. Counter-Terrorism (CT) would have provided a joining reason - but with Pak likely to join SCO Indian CT intel might find its way to Pakistan Terrorism Inc. <br /><br />India aligning with China and Russia in SCO could also divide India from the US, Japan and Australia. India being in a Quadrilateral arrangement with US, Japan and Australia would probably be a worthy cause.<br /><br />I think China's CT problems constitute a sound reason for China to have a stronger bilateral CT relationship with India. It would be to China's detriment if it decides to cheat by feeding Islamic terrorism intel to Pak. <br /><br />I assume India has a deep and productive CT relationship with Russia already.<br /><br />Regards<br /><br />PetePetehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02624742078679760819noreply@blogger.com