Link to article: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/cds-general-rawat-attends-sco-military-exercise-in-russia/articleshow/86457804.cms
The article is about India participating in an “Exercise Peaceful Mission”. They sent a team of 200 personnel to Russia because it was an opportunity for the armed forces of the nations that belong to the SCO to train in counter-terrorism operations in urban scenarios. The SCO is an influential economic and security bloc.The “Exercise Peaceful Mission”, the reason for India sending its people, included things like professional interaction, mutual understanding of the drills and procedures at hand, and the establishment of joint command-and-control structures while also working on the elimination of terrorist threats. India has shown a large interest in deepening its relations with the SCO and its Regional Anti-Terrorism Structure, otherwise known as RATS.
India obviously cares about improving their national security, which is why it is good they are taking part in this interaction between nations in the SCO. This article is important because it gives India’s stance on where they think they stand with their security, which obviously isn’t good enough for them. Being part of the SCO is huge for India because even when they may think that they are not capable of protecting themselves being part of the SCO can help out with that problem a lot as their alliance is strong since they became permanent members in twenty seventeen.
This connects to class through our conversations about alliances and countries relying on one another. It also gives a first hand representation of an intergovernmental organization through the SCO. It shows us how even though we may not have thought much of IGOs at first they really are everywhere and are more powerful than we think as this organization involves strong countries from central, south, and east Asia. Talking about world conflict and different alliances really come into play when thinking about the deeper meaning of this article and different alliances preparing for attacks.