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The Indian state of Goa usually attracts hippy revelers and wandering yogis. But it is currently playing host to some big political heavyweights at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s foreign minister summit on Friday.

Quick recap: The SCO, which covers 60% of Eurasia, was founded by Russia and China in 2001 to act as a counterweight against US-led alliances in Asia-Pacific. The group includes Central Asian republics as well as India and Pakistan, both of which joined in 2017. What’s more, Iran and Belarus could be signing up very soon.