Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 06:40am on 27 Jun 2025,Friday India Global
India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refused to sign the draft joint communique of the SCO defence ministers’ meeting in Qingdao on June 26. The statement omitted any mention of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 Indian tourists, while referencing the Jaffar Express hijacking in Pakistan’s Balochistan. India criticized this selective treatment, accusing one unnamed nation widely understood to be Pakistan, supported by China of blocking terrorism references. Singh emphasized India’s “zero tolerance” stance, citing recent Operation Sindoor and placing responsibility on countries that sponsor or shelter terrorists. Lacking consensus, the SCO released no statement. This move underscores India’s insistence on explicit anti-terror language in multilateral forums.
