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Geopolitics

The SCO at 25: A Cauldron of Contradictions and the Struggle for Eurasian Agency

At recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meetings, Indian ministers promoted culture as a force for dialogue and reiterated the nation's strategic commitment to leveraging the bloc for Eurasian outreach, while acknowledging its internal contradictions and suboptimal performance. This starkly exposes the hollow promise of a Western-dominated multilateral order and highlights how civilizational states like India must navigate flawed institutions to carve out their own destiny against imperialist designs aimed at containing their rise.

Geopolitics

Forging New Paths: The SCO's Strategic Pivot and the Dawn of Eurasian Autonomy

Pakistan, as the chair of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), is expected to prioritize new connectivity routes linking China's Belt and Road Initiative through Iran and Central Asia to the Arabian Sea. This is a vital strategic move by key Global South powers to forge alternative trade corridors and defy Western-imposed economic and logistical strangleholds, marking a historic step towards true multipolarity.