The book is a pioneering work of the origin growth and development of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), the youngest of all security organizations covering the largest territory of the world inhabited by more than one third of its population by an Indian author. It highlights the open and inclusive character of the SCO, its conformity with the principles of the UN Charter and international law as also its significant contribution to the development of atmosphere conducive to peace and security in the region by advancing economic cooperation among neighbours in and around the vast Eurasian continent. The SCO is viewed in the book as a continuation of the Nehruvian concept of areas of peace and peaceful co-existence affirmed by India and China through international agreements and the Bandung Conference. While dwelling at length on the desirability of Indian participation in the organization, the book also discusses the SCO's achievements in counter-acting the non-traditional threat to security in the region.