- India has invited Pakistan's Culture Minister, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, to the SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum in New Delhi. - This invitation highlights India's engagement with multilateral platforms like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) despite bilateral tensions with Pakistan. - The SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum focuses on cultural and civilisational linkages among member states. - **Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:** A permanent intergovernmental international organization founded in 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, later expanded to include India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus. - **SCO:** An acronym for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian geopolitical, economic, and security alliance focusing on regional cooperation and counter-terrorism. - **SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum:** An inaugural forum proposed by India to foster cultural understanding, shared heritage, and people-to-people exchanges among member states within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework. **Introduction** India has extended an invitation to Pakistan's Culture Minister Aurangzeb Khan Khichi to attend the SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum in New Delhi, reflecting ongoing multilateral engagement through the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework. **Core Issue and Detailed Points** - India has invited Pakistan's Culture Minister, Aurangzeb Khan Khichi, to the SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum in New Delhi. - This invitation highlights India's engagement with multilateral platforms like the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) despite bilateral tensions with Pakistan. - The SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum focuses on cultural and civilisational linkages among member states. **Key Statutory Bodies, Acts & Concepts** - **Shanghai Cooperation Organisation:** A permanent intergovernmental international organization founded in 2001 by China, Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, later expanded to include India, Pakistan, Iran, and Belarus. - **SCO:** An acronym for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, a Eurasian geopolitical, economic, and security alliance focusing on regional cooperation and counter-terrorism. - **SCO Civilisational Dialogue Forum:** An inaugural forum proposed by India to foster cultural understanding, shared heritage, and people-to-people exchanges among member states within the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation framework.