Under the SCO, where india was invited to join the organization, at the behest of Russia. It should be noted that Pakistan stands towering over india, who has to bite the bullet and participate as a member state of the SCO. In particular, india's participation is a sign of embarrassment for the indians, especially after it's humiliating defeats in the Air Battle over Kashmir and it's border skirmish in Ladakh.
It is unfortunate that india doesn't fully understand or appreciate the importance that China, Russia and even Pakistan have placed over having this country be part of the regional group. Instead, india continually moves toward the West, who is and will continue to "milk the cow (india)" for all it's worth. By readily joining the american led QUAD, a NATO equivalent of the Pacific. india has again demonstrated it's utter foolishness and adolescent behavior when it comes to it's regional neighbors.
The more india moves closer toward the West, the distant it will become with Russia. And Russia is a country not to be trifled with. This goes to Pakistan's advantage, who can seek to establish a meaningful and deep rooted relationship with Russia. Equally important for Pakistan, is to establish peaceful relations and strong ties with it's immediate neighborhood, i.e Iran, Afghanistan and the Central Asian Republics.
Having a stable and regulated economy, Pakistan is poised to capitalize on CPEC and enhance trade volumes with it's immediate neighbors (excluding india of course), is essential for strengthening Pakistan. And it goes without saying, that Pakistan must. at all costs, extricate itself from the IMF/WB debt trap.
