May 31: Xinhua Net states that India and Pakistan's expected cooperation through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is a very positive sign for the two countries and all of Asia, according to one expert. Sudheendra Kulkarni, former chairman of Mumbai-based think-tank Observer Research Foundation, made the remarks in an interview with Xinhua ahead of the 18th SCO summit in east China's Qingdao city scheduled for June 9 to 10. The upcoming Qingdao summit is the first for the SCO since its expansion in June 2017, when India and Pakistan were accepted as full members.
