INDIA’S MULTILATERAL COOPERATION IN COUNTER-TERRORISM: A CASE OF SHANGHAI COOPERATION ORGANIZATION

India has joined as a full member of the Shanghai cooperation organization in 2017. Shanghai cooperation organization was successful in countering Terrorism regionally in central Asia. This opens up new hopes and aspiration for India in its fight against terrorism. Pakistan joining the organization as a full member in tandem with India provides better opportunities for India in its normalization process and peace building in South Asia. This paper discusses the major threat to India's security architecture followed by India's involvement in the regional binding through the Shanghai Cooperation Organization and its increased influence in Central Asia in the field of Counter Terrorism