Editorial | Sense of urgency as SCO powers work to resist bullying from the West

Amid rising global uncertainty, with key Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states facing pressure from the West, China just hosted the most high-profile SCO summit yet. A sense of urgency heightened the incentive for members to work together. The photo of President Xi Jinping talking to Russia's President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi - posted by the latter on social media - speaks volumes. Advertisement In his keynote speech, Xi said member states should oppose a cold war mentality, hegemonism, bloc confrontation and bullying - without mentioning the United States. The SCO's purpose hitherto has been mainly to…