NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan, notwithstanding their political tension, will participate in an eight country joint counter-terrorism exercise to be hosted by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).

Among other defence-related activities planned by the group, India plans to host a SCO military conference in Delhi in September-October, ET has learnt. The SCO joint counter-terror military exercise is expected to take place in Kazakhstan’s Sary Arka region as part of the SCO’s agenda to …