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The SCO can do what NATO cannot: defuse hostilities by providing ‘indivisible security’ to its Eurasian member states and across the multipolar world.
The defense ministers of all 10 members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) met last week in Qingdao, in China’s Shandong Province.
That, in itself, is the stuff drama is made of. Not only because it was a warm-up for the main SCO annual summit later this year in Tianjin with heads of state. But mostly because on the same table we had top BRICS members Russia, China, India and Iran, plus Pakistan; an Indian defense minister visiting China for the first time in five years and facing his Pakistani counterpart after their latest serious exchange of fire; and the Iranian minister closely consulting with Beijing immediately after the Israel–Iran ceasefire kabuki orchestrated by POTUS.
If that was not intriguing enough, the SCO meeting in Qingdao took place almost simultaneously with the NATO summit in The Hague.
Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif cut to the chase, remarking how, unlike NATO, the SCO can “further peace in this region.” China’s Defense Minister Dong Jun stressed that the SCO plays the role of a “stabilizing anchor.”
The now-fragmented (thanks to US President Donald Trump) collective west has no idea what the SCO is all about. The SCO is a 25-year-old multilateral organization, founded a few months before 9/11, and consists of 10 full member states, two observer nations, and 14 dialogue partners: nearly half of the world’s population, from Eastern Europe (Hungary) all the way to the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Rim.
The SCO is not an Asian NATO – as in an offensive military alliance, and it doesn’t want to be; rather, in a quintessentially Chinese formulation, it prefers to affirm itself as a “giant ship of security.”
Initially conceptualized to fight against what the Chinese define as “three evils” – terrorism, separatism, and extremism – the SCO has seriously evolved into a mechanism of economic cooperation. Its latest round table at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum less than two weeks ago, for instance, was hosted by SCO Secretary-General Nurlan Yermekbayev, moderated by the ultra-experienced Sergey Katyrin, president of Russia’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and focused on the challenges of creating a common SCO logistics, financial and energy infrastructure.
This panel moderated by Alexey Gromyko, director of the Institute of Europe of the Russian Academy of Sciences and with the secretary of the Union State (Russia–Belarus) Sergey Glazyev as the main speaker, intertwined the SCO with the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU), debating what is the role to be played by the post-Soviet space in the emerging multipolar economy.
So the SCO today promotes not only joint counterterrorism drills and intelligence sharing, but also economic cooperation fine-tuned to the cultural expectations of different civilizations. It’s a multipolar organism by definition.
Strategic partners Russia–China get on board
The heart of the matter in Qingdao had to evolve around what can be called the Primakov triangle – a nod to former Russian prime minister Yevgeny Primakov who envisioned a post-Soviet, autonomous Russian powerhouse in a new multipolar order. Today, we see that prescience in a “RIC” composed of Russia, Iran, and China, and not India: These three independent civilizational states are, at the moment, the top three actors advancing the complex Eurasia integration process.
Russian Defense Minister Andrey Belousov met privately with Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun, as well as with Iranian Defense Minister Aziz Nazirzadeh. At the SCO table, Belousov did not mince his words.
He said that US and Israeli attacks on Iran breach the UN Charter and international law; he confirmed that Moscow had proposed to broker a de-escalation; and he re-emphasized that “the role of international institutions designed to ensure global stability has fallen to an unacceptable level.”
Belousov also stressed all 10 Ministers’ top headache: that “terrorist ideologies” and “transit of militants” continue to spread from West Asia to Afghanistan.
On Ukraine, Belousov was quite predictable; Russia is steadily advancing, and Kiev resorts to “terror tactics” as it contemplates doom. None of the players at the SCO table would dream of contradicting him.
So, where was India amidst all this action? Well, refining its shopping list. Defense Minister Rajnath Singh personally asked Belousov for urgent upgrades to the Su-30MKI and much faster delivery of the remaining S-400 Triumf. These are part of a hefty $5.43 billion deal; three units have been delivered, and the next two will arrive by early 2026.
These S-400s were instrumental during Operation Sindoor – India’s mini-war against Pakistan.
Immediately after Trump’s Israel–Iran “ceasefire” kabuki, Tehran approached Beijing to examine buying options for a substantial batch (at least 40) of Chinese J-10CE fighters (the export version of the J-10C). These negotiations, by the way, have been going on for at least 10 years.
From an Iranian point of view, in terms of low cost and availability, the J-10C might be a better option than the Russian MiG-35s and Su-35Es (the export version of the Su-35S). But it’s important to remember that the Su-35 and the J-10C represent two different classes of jet fighters. Nothing prevents Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) from buying both – a case of interacting strategic partnerships.
Diplomatic sources confirm that Iran already has Su-35s. It is unclear how many, but certainly more than two. Russia is more than ready to sell up to two squadrons. Each squadron would have 12, so a total of 24 jets.
The consensus in Moscow is that Iran will step up simultaneous purchases of top-of-the-line Russian and Chinese fighter jets. And certainly air defense, as in Russian S-400s. The drama that unfolded in the past two weeks goes way beyond the artificial and superficial debate on whether Tehran lacked help from its close, strategic Russian–Chinese allies.
While the IRGC wants those fighter jets after the painful lessons of Israel’s 12-day war, it needs most of all to fine-tune its internal counter-intelligence and insurgency apparatus. A substantial amount of punishment suffered by Iran came from domestic saboteurs who launched drones, planted bombs, and surveyed high-value targets to be murdered.
We want war against Russia and China
Now compare all these Eurasian interactions in Qingdao with what happened in The Hague. Essentially, after being blackmailed by the appalling NATO Secretary-General Mark “Hello Daddy” Rutte, the European Union (EU) decided to allocate a whopping €650 billion (approximately $695.5 billion) of funds it doesn’t have to buy US weapons to declare war on Russia – and later China.
That brings us to the five percent kabuki. For every NATO member to spend five percent on offense, with their combined debt already exceeding 80 percent of GDP, they would need to nearly triple the €325 billion (approximately $381.2 billion) they spent on weapons in 2024, thus reaching nearly one trillion euros.
EU citizens with a brain can easily do the math: There will be a non-stop orgy of “cost-cutting,” tax hikes, and disappearing social benefits to finance the weaponizing. And stealing €300 billion (approximately $351.75) of Russian assets won’t help, because that won’t cover even a one-year increase.
All ministers at the SCO table in Qingdao knew that NATO was at war with Russia, and then China does not even qualify as a lousy Monty Python sketch. Russia already has 13,000 missiles and counting, and will soon be able to produce up to 300 hypersonic Oreshniks a year – more than enough to paralyze every single port and airport in Europe.
It was quite intriguing to observe Russian President Vladimir Putin’s immediate follow-up to what was discussed at the SCO in Qingdao. Cue to the Eurasia Economic Union (EAEU) forum in Minsk, at which Putin said, “thankfully, the situation in the Middle East is stabilizing. The longstanding conflict between Israel and Iran is, thanks to God’s grace, now behind us.”
Or, maybe not, if statements of Israeli officials are anything to go by. Still, for the Russian president, what always matters most is geoeconomics. At the forum, Putin highlighted the EAEU’s preferential agreements with Vietnam, Singapore, and Serbia, plus an imminent agreement with the UAE, saying: “Mutually beneficial relationships with countries across Eurasia, Africa, and Latin America are actively advancing.” Not to mention further cooperation with the BRICS, the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), ASEAN, the African Union, and, of course, the SCO.
And just as the ministers were leaving Qingdao, it was officially confirmed: Iran ditched the American GPS system for China’s Beidou. Talk about a sharp, bold move in the tech war chessboard. Next step: to snatch all those Su-35s and JC-10CEs.
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…and not one of them is burdened by belief in Jesus or Yahweh, and so their people inherit the earth…
Why Couldn’t The SCO Defense Ministers Agree On A Joint Statement?
India refused to sign the document since it didn’t condemn late April’s Pahalgam terrorist attack…
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/why-couldnt-sco-defense-ministers-agree-joint-statement
I agree with Putin, and don’t understand why, on many channels, it’s repeated that ‘this is not over’ …… the Israel/US alliance has seen that it cannot win, so why is it inevitable that it will try? Given the obvious dangerous constraints on it, those must be weighed against its mistaken calculation that it must prevail; what, then, will the west attempt, and on what basis? And why does it seem that the most disastrous and unnecessary conclusions and predictions are shared by most experts?
glad pepe understands that the su-35e and the j-10 ce have different roles. i wonder if iran has changed their policy of insisting on technology transfers when buying foreign weapons systems. i know that held up deals with russia.
russia is said to have delivered at least 2 su-35s in creates, perhaps they worked that out. they sent them yak 130 trainers that can simulate different russian fighters including the su-35 and su-57, so their pilots could be ready to fly them now. there’s also word they armed these yak trainers and are flying them as fighters.
perhaps china has already trained some of their pilots, in china, if not it would take time for them to train for their use. hopefully iran will begin to trust their allies more, as their insistence on going it alone, made them more vulnerable to u.s. attacks, with the u.s. seeing them as a foe they can still overwhelm. if the u.s. and israel are going to attack them again, they will do so, before iran can fortify their defenses, unless the plan is to go nuclear.
this seems like it might be time for yet another false flag, with the question being a mass casualty event, or will trump just get his other ear nicked?
Simply put, past experience tells us that the US and the Israelis have no reverse gear.
Though they will eventually withdraw and possibly Israel will even cease to exist, (and then Jesus will never return).
The US will withdraw into itself once China becomes the Top Dog, but will re-invent itself and rise once again.
Maybe because both the US and Israel have nukes and are just deranged enough to use them?
https://www.rt.com/business/620871-russian-billionaires-richer/
In reality stagings, curtains and more words to hide behind for Oligarchy (Jew & hyena), including Moses Tung’s China; i.e. „Mao Tse Dung“ of blood & bone fertilizer „Made from Chinese“.
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Buy…the way: What are China, Russia, India, Pakistan etc. pp. doing against the genocide in Palestine?
It’s all BS!
They are doing their usual duality game of Them v Us, while The Cunts are all in the same club of hell (and let the secretaries meet and photoshop and window dress).
And that may be because the other governments didn’t believe India’s take of what goes on in Kashmir…?? Or because India refused to give a statement that Iran was allowed to defend itself after being attacked… Or both…
This is a piece of LIE, don’t you think Pepe? India is a member of SCO because of the zionist Putin. India is spying on other countries and individuals in the SCO where should be thrown out like a ROTTEN RAT, if SCO wants to be successful. Both Russia and India are zionist allies of Israel. Why does China allow India into SCO? Indians are Israelis’ spies where have been caught red handed in Iran, UAE, Gatar and elsewhere. Why should the countries in SCO trust India as a member?
People of the world should boycott Indian products, everything, shoes, clothing, drug, medicine, and their software. Their software, is in fact Israelis’made where transmit your information to Israel. India is a traitor and its HINDU citizens are petty spies where every country should kick them out and boycott their products and does not allow their petty citizens get into their countries. DOWN with INDIA. US has a lot of Indian traitors working in the US companies and Trump’s regime, where should be forced out now. The petty Indians are Israeli’s SPIES, SPIES, SPIES.
After a Mossad infiltration in Iran and subsequent investigations with China and Russia, it was revealed that Indian programmers had been in contact with India via Elon Musk’s Starlink. Arrests and interrogations uncovered a shocking truth:
Most Indian software in Iran is actually Israeli, embedded with back doors that transmit real-time data to Israel. This includes sensitive information like civil registries, passport data, airport systems, and more. Even more concerning, this software disrupts military devices and enables remote control operations. The same software is used in the Gulf States—UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Kuwait. This means entry and exit points for anyone entering these countries, including Egyptians, are being monitored and shared with Israel.
Iran has exposed this, and the revelation is causing a major crisis in these nations. A massive fallout with India is imminent, with full details expected in the coming days.
As long as the zionist India where came into SCO by the help of the Zionist Putin remains a member of this weak organization,NO one has trust in it. India is spying for Israel in SCO and Indian citizens are all spying for Israel. Boycott Indians’ product, everything, even a needle made by India. These petty people, Indians, are selling software in Iran, the Persian gulf Arab countries and other countries where is actually Israeli, embedded with back doors that transmit real-time data to Israel. I refused to buy or receive Indian generic medical products. Their product is garbage in every field including clothing. Why did Putin allow this petty India where is a spy house for Israel, enters SCO. Shame on Pepe who support a zionist asshole like Putin. No one trust these traitors and ally of the West
Mark Episkopos exposes zionist Putin, an ally of Israel and India, an enemy of Iran is using Iran as a bargaining chip to extort concessions from a genocidal conman:
Iran should NOT trust Putin for a second. This Zionist traitor wants to be a ‘mediator’ to collect concessions. Death to Russia , down with zionist Putin. Fuck both Putin and the conman. Pepe cannot be trusted with his stupid analysis. He is too fond of a conman like putin. SCH cannot be successful unless they throw India out, now.
https://news.az/news/-spyware-scandal-unveiled-how-india-helped-israel-monitor-iran
Shame on Putin, death to Russia. Iran cannot trust the enemy, Russia, for a second. Putin is not supporting Iran, a member of BRICS and SCO, but giving Iran EMPTY words wishing to be a ‘mediator’ to extract concession from Trump in Ukraine. This is a treason. Iran should REJECT Russia as a mediator. Iranian are not dumb, as you are putin, not to know that Putin is in bed with Trump and Israel against Iranian interest, traitor and a zionist liar.
Putin is working with the zionist India, an ally of the US and Israel, and is willing to give this racist entity advanced weapons but NOT to Iran, a member of both BRICS and SCO, although he agreed to sell Su-35 in exchange for the Iranian drones, but he the liar did not reciprocate. How Iran can trust SCO and BRICS, when Putin is a acting against the interest of Iran and Palestinians. How SCO and BRICS are different from NATO and G7?. Fuck both BRICS and SCO.
Putin Sold S-400 to Turkeys and Saudi Arabia, the enemy of Iran, both are allies of NATO and US. How dare Putin is telling the world that is fighting against NATO and US? He is a liar. Putin is using Iran for his own interests. Putin is willing to give his advanced weapons to racist zionist India, that is spying on Iran and other Persian gulf countries by selling softwars claiming that was made by Indians, but in fact they are ISRAELIS that send the inforamtion to Israel. India cannot be trusted, like Russia and Putin. India is spying on these countries by selling the Israeli’s software claiming it is Indian software. But Russia won’t sell Su-35 or S-400 to Iran because Putin does not want Iran to win, Putin wants to have Iran under her control. shame on you traitor. How this biased Pepe dares to put the name of Russia next to Iran when Russia is stabbing Iran in the back, a member of SCH and Bricks. No one trust Putin, Russia and BRICKS or SCO. Shame on Putin and these organization where is filled with the Western spies, like Zionist India.
Putin is willing to sell S-400 and Su-35 or latest version even to Saudi Arabia, the US/Israel servant, but not to Iran, because both Tureky and Saudi Arabia are behind kisser of Israel and against the Palestinians, so traitor Putin and Russia.
Russia and Putin are Zionists where NO one should trust them. They are enemy of Muslims in the region especially those who are sovereign. Russia like US and Israel does not want Iran to be a sovereign nation, because always Russia had her eyes on Iranian territory. Death to the enemy of Iran.