EURASIAN SECURITY THROUGH COOPERATION
The book is a pioneering work of the origin growth and development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the youngest of all security organizations covering the largest territory of the world inhabited by more than one third of its population by an Indian author. It highlights the open and inclusive character of the SCO, its conformity with the principles of the UN Charter and international law as also its significant contribution to the development of atmosphere conducive to peace and security in the region by advancing economic cooperation among neighbours in and around the vast Eurasian continent. The SCO is viewed in the book as a continuation of the Nehruvian concept of areas of peace and peaceful co-existence affirmed by India and China through international agreements and the Bandung Conference. While dwelling at length on the desirability of Indian participation in the organization, the book also discusses the SCO's achievements in counter-acting the non-traditional threat to security in the region.
L.C. Kumar has his M.A. degree in History from Delhi University and Ph.D. from the School of International Studies of the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He started his career in the Indian Council of World Affairs in 1963. He also served in the former Institute of Russian Studies (now Centre of Russian Studies) for four years before joining the Centre of Russian & Central Asian Studies of the School of International Studies of the JNU. He has widely travelled to Russia and several former Central Asian Republics. He served as an expert in the field of Documentation and Information service in prestigious institutions in Iraq for over two years. He is the author of The Soviet Union and European Security and Indian view of Soviet Russia. He also has several articles and a regular feature entitled 'Documentation on USSR' to his credit.
Contents
Preface/5
One Emergence of a Regional Security System in Eurasia:A Historical Perspective/9
Two The Shanghai Five Mechanism: A Precursor toShanghai Cooperation Organisation/29
Three The Legal and Organizational Structure ofthe Shanghai Cooperation Organisation/43
FourShanghai Cooperation Organisation:Retrospect and Prospect/75
Appendices/111
Bibliography/188
Index/194