"Indeed, we are looking for full membership. India has conveyed its desire and earnestness in becoming a member of the SCO. We have made our intent known," India's External Affairs Minister S.M. Krishna told select Indian media in Kunming, capital of Yunnan province in southwest China, on his way to Beijing.

"They are working out the modalities. We are waiting for that process to be over," Krishna said. He was referring to elaborate technical formalities and procedures the SCO firmed up for prospective members at the 11th summit in Astana, Kazakhstan last year.