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Explanation

The headquarters of SCO is in Beijing, China.

It was founded on 15 June 2001 in Shanghai.

Official language: 

• Chinese
• Russian

Eight membership:

1.  China
2.  India
3.  Iran
4.  Kazakhstan
5.  Kyrgyzstan
6.  Pakistan
7.  Russia
8.  Tajikistan
9.  Uzbekistan

Explanation

• • Six new countries Saudi Arabia, Iran, Ethiopia, Argentina, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates were invited to become members of BRICS.
  • Five countries became full members of BRICS on Jan 1, 2024.
  • However, Argentina declined to join BRICS.

• Know everything about BRICS: 
• BRICS founded: June 2009
  
• BRICS Member countries: Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates
  
• BRICS total members: 10 
• South Africa joined BRICS: 2010
• BRICS headquarters: Shanghai, China
• BRICS first conference hosted by: Russia (2009) 

Explanation

The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) was established on 8 December 1985. The Secretariat of the Association was set up in Kathmandu, Nepal, on 17 January 1987.

Explanation

The Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) is an intergovernmental military alliance in Eurasia consisting of six post-Soviet states: Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, and Tajikistan.

Formed: 2002

Secretary General: Imangali Tasmagambetov

Chairman: Alexander Lukashenko

Explanation

Theme of the SCO Summit 2023 is 'SECURE' which stands for security, economic development, connectivity, unity, respect for sovereignty and territorial integrity, and environmental protection was held in India

SCO Summit was hosted by India in July 2023

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Explanation

Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation, or APEC, was formed in 1989 in Australia 

The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation is an inter-governmental forum for 21 member economies.

Headquarters: Singapore

APEC started in 1989, in response to the growing interdependence of Asia-Pacific economies

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Explanation

EU Stand for: European Union 

EU Founded: November 1, 1993, Maastricht, Netherlands

EU Headquarters: Brussels, 

EU Founders: Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg

Awards: Nobel Peace Prize, Princess of Asturias Award for Concord, Bambi - Millennium Award

Explanation

• Asian Council headquarter is located in Tokyo
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• The Asian council is headquartered in Tokyo with regional directorates in Bangkok, Doha, and Chengdu

• The Asia Council is a pan-Asian organization constituted in 2016

• The Asia Council is organized into three administrative divisions. East Asia, South Asia & South East Asia 

• The Asia Council covers 48 countries and 6 dependent territories.

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Explanation

• The main Aim of SAARC is regional cooperation
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• SAARC is an economic and political regional organization of countries in South Asia set up in 1985
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• SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional cooperation
• Headquarters are located in Khatmandu.
• Current members of SAARC are 8
  
• Naeem U. Hasan from Pakistani head of SAARC from 1 January 1996 to 31 December 1998

• Amjad Hussain B Sial is the second man from Pakistan to head of SAARC from 1 March 2017 till 29 February 2020

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• First Chairman of the SAARC.

• Hussain Muhammad Ershad was a Bangladeshi Army Chief and politician who served as the President of Bangladesh from 1983 to 1990

Explanation

SAARC stands for South Asian Association for Regional cooperation.

The first summit was held in Dhaka in Dec 1985.

Hussain Irshad was the president of Bangladesh at the time of establishment of SAARC

Current members of SAARC are 8

Headquarters located in Khatmandu.