New Delhi: India will be admitted as a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) during the summit of the regional grouping beginning Thursday at Astana in Kazakhstan. In a facebook post, Prime Minister NarendraModi said, after India's inclusion as a member, the SCO will represent over 40 per cent of humanity and nearly 20 per cent of the global GDP. 

Prime Minister said, he looks forward to deepening India's association with SCO. He said, it will help India in economic connectivity and counter terrorism cooperation among other things. Modi is representing India at the summit.
India had been an observer country at the SCO since 2005 and had applied for a full membership in 2014. Founded in 2001, the SCO currently has six members - China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, and is headquartered in Chinese capital of Beijing.