The SCO has become an important multilateral institution to promote regional security, yet it is not a military bloc or an alliance directed towards any specific country, he said.
In the 16 years of its evolution, the SCO has emerged as an excellent multilateral mechanism for regional security, economic cooperation and transnational connectivity, he said.
Through the "SCO spirit," the organization has emerged as one of the most successful multilateral institutions in the world, he said.
It has been instrumental in gradually realizing regional economic integration, and member states are gradually aligning their development strategies, he added.
The inclusion of India and Pakistan in the SCO has certainly extended the SCO's multilateralism to South Asia, thus expanding its diplomatic, economic, cultural and security boundaries, and making it perhaps the world's largest multilateral institution in terms of population and geographical area, he said.
India and Pakistan became formal SCO members during the SCO summit in June 2017 in Astana, Kazakhstan.
Deepak said that China has agreed with other members that the SCO is not a security or military bloc directed against any country, and that its priorities are peace, stability and prosperity in the region as well as the collective fight against traditional and non-traditional security challenges.
In his opinion, it would make sense if India's connectivity projects, especially the North-South Transport Corridor (NSTC), and various other connectivity inside India and Southeast Asia could be combined with similar Chinese initiatives in Central Asian countries and Russian projects in the region.
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