Pakistani scholar: SCO injecting new energy into Global South chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2026-08-28 12:08

https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202608/28/WS6a9109dae4b06d4aa055afd7.html In a recent interview with China Daily, Zamir Ahmed Awan, chair of the Global Silk Route Research Alliance, noted that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization has expanded its mandate and achieved full-fledged cooperation in all dimensions while Western powers are flexing their muscles. "It will emerge as a Global South power," he said, adding, "The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has given a platform for the Global South to sit together and formulate a policy where we can utilize our own human resource and natural resources to change our own lifestyle."