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Pahalgam's pointed mention by SCO marks shift towards India's stance on terror: Big change between two summits in China

Posted on: Sep 01, 2025 15:06 IST | Posted by: Hindustantimes
Pahalgam's pointed mention by SCO marks shift towards India's stance on terror: Big change between two summits in China
TEn weeks put up intend a lot in diplomatic negotiations, ground government minister Narendra Modi's China visit showed it, notably in how the Pahalgam terror attack has now been pointedly condemned in the September 1 joint declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), of which Pakistan is a full member too.On June 26, at the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting held also in China, in the city of Qingdao, India's Rajnath Singh refused to sign a joint declaration as it did not mention the April 22 attack at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir that killed 26 people. It mentioned incidents in Pakistan, though.In the Tianjin declaration, Pakistan is not named in the context of Pahalgam, but it is among the signatories who have condemned terrorism as a common threat to SCO members.India had carried out retaliatory attacks under Operation Sindoor on terror bases inside Pakistan after the Pahalgam massacre, as it vowed to treat their backers just as it treats the perpetrators.At the Tianjin summit, too, PM Modi did not name Pakistan, but drew attention to “some nations” supporting terrorism openly. “In the fight against terrorism, India stands firm on unity, and the SCO has an important role," he said, asserting that double standards were not acceptable.Tianjin declaration on Pahalgam and terrorThe Tianjin SCO declaration echoed this stance: “The Member States strongly condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, stress that double standards in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable, and call on the international community to combat terrorism, including cross-border movement of terrorists."It also said, “The Member States strongly condemned the terrorist attack in Pahalgam on 22 April 2025. They expressed their deepest sympathy and condolences to the families of the dead and the wounded. They further stated that perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice.”

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