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title: "Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure Definition"
description: "The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is the SCO's counter-terrorism body, coordinating efforts against terrorism, separatism, and extremism."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Regional Anti-Terrorist Structure (RATS) is the permanent counter-terrorism organ of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, headquartered in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.
- Where is RATS headquartered and which body is it part of?
- What legal instruments established RATS?
- Are India and Pakistan both members of RATS?
- Does RATS deploy military forces?

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1. 15 June 2001

   Its legal foundation lies in the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism, signed on at the SCO's founding summit, and in the Ag…

2. 7 June 2002

   Its legal foundation lies in the Shanghai Convention on Combating Terrorism, Separatism and Extremism, signed on 15 June 2001 at the SCO's founding summit, a…

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In 2017, India and Pakistan acceded simultaneously as full SCO members at the Astana summit, becoming the first South Asian states to join the Tashkent-based RATS counter-terrorism framework.

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