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SCO Online International Exhibition launched
Part of: GS Prelims and GS-III – Biodiversity
In news
- Recently, the Vice President of India has launched the first ever SCO Online Exhibition on Shared Buddhist Heritage.
Key takeaways
- Developed by: National Museum, New Delhi, in active collaboration with SCO member countries.
- Participants: Museums from India, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
- The launch happened during the 19th Meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Council of Heads of Government (SCO CHG), held in New Delhi.
- India highlighted that the crossborder terrorism is the biggest challenge for the SCO countries.
- Buddhist philosophy and art of Central Asia connects SCO countries to each other and presents an excellent opportunity for visitors to access, appreciate and compare Buddhist art antiquities from SCO countries on a single platform.
- The visitors can explore the Indian Buddhist treasures from the Gandhara and Mathura Schools, Nalanda, Amaravati, Sarnath, etc. in a 3D virtual format.
- The international exhibition gives a glimpse of the artistic wealth displayed in various museums across Asia and also represents the artistic excellence embedded within an eclectic historical timeline.
Important value addition
Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- It is a permanent intergovernmental international and a Eurasian political, economic and military organization.
- Aim: To maintain peace, security and stability in the region created in 2001.
- The SCO is widely regarded as the “Alliance of the East”, due to its growing centrality in Asia-Pacific, and has been the primary security pillar of the region.
- It is the largest regional organisation in the world in terms of geographical coverage and population, covering three-fifths of the Eurasian continent and nearly half of the human population.
- Members: Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, India and Pakistan.
- Observer states: Afghanistan, Belarus, Iran and Mongolia.
- Dialogue Partners: Azerbaijan, Armenia, Cambodia, Nepal, Turkey and Sri Lanka.
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