SCO & BRICS
World Organizations · SCO और BRICS · 15 facts
SCO HQ in Beijing China founded 2001
India joined SCO as full member in 2017
BRICS members are Brazil Russia India China South Africa
BRICS expanded in 2024 adding Egypt Ethiopia Iran UAE Saudi Arabia
NDB New Development Bank is the bank of BRICS nations
SCO was originally Shanghai Five before 2001
SCO focuses on security cooperation in Central Asia
BRICS represents over 40 percent of world population
First BRIC Summit held in Russia in 2009
South Africa joined BRIC in 2010 making it BRICS
SCO members include China Russia India Pakistan and others
BRICS Summit hosted by India in Goa in 2016
India hosted SCO Summit in Varanasi in 2023 as chair
BRICS term was coined by economist Jim O'Neill in 2001
Belarus joined SCO as full member in 2024