US Edition‘No Place for Double Standards’: Rajnath Singh’s Sharp Swipe at Pakistan During SCO Meet, Khwaja Asif in Attendance
- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting on June 26, 2025, in Qingdao, China, condemning cross-border terrorism.
- His comments came in the aftermath of a terrorist incident carried out by The Resistance Front on April 22, 2025, in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, that resulted in the deaths of 26 innocent people, among them a citizen from Nepal.
- Singh accused certain nations of employing terrorism beyond their borders as a strategic tool and offering refuge to terrorists, calling on the SCO to condemn these actions and work towards curbing radicalization among young people.
- He emphasized that areas harboring terrorist activities can no longer expect safety from Indian actions, affirming the country’s willingness to strike such locations, and highlighted the launch of Operation Sindoor on May 7, 2025, aimed at disrupting terrorist networks.
- Singh declined to endorse the joint SCO statement, perceiving it as weakening India's stance on terrorism, and emphasized that terrorism is incompatible with achieving lasting peace and growth.
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SCO Showdown: What drove India's tough talk and its history of resisting China-Pakistan moves
Peace and prosperity cannot co-exist with terrorism, Rajnath Singh says at SCO meet. His remarks delivered in the presence of both Chinese and Pakistani defence ministers mark the first such trilateral setting since the 2020 Galwan clash.
In China, Rajnath Singh exposes Pakistan over terrorism, takes jibe at Beijing’s ‘double standards’
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 26 spoke at the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting. "Some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of policy and provide shelter to terrorists. There should be no place for such double standards. SCO should not hesitate to criticise such nations, " Singh said. Watch full statement here.
‘Some countries use cross-border terrorism as instrument of policy… shelter terrorists’: Rajnath Singh at SCO meet
Rajnath Singh at SCO Summit: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in China, outlined India's firm stance against terrorism while speaking about Operation Sindoor.
Rajnath Singh Calls for Unified Anti-Terrorism Stance at SCO Conclave
Rajnath Singh Calls for Unified Anti-Terrorism Stance at SCO Conclave Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Conclave, called for a unified stance against terrorism, asserting that those funding and sponsoring such acts must be held accountable. Singh's remarks took aim at Pakistan, criticizing nations employing terrorism as a policy tool.He underscored the regional threats of pe…
Those Who Sponsor Terror Must Bear Consequences, No Place for Double Standards: Rajnath Singh Slams Pakistan at SCO China Meeting
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Singh called attention to the April 22 terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 civilians, including a Nepali national, were killed. The Defence Minister attacked Pakistan, highlighting that the designated Pakistan-based terrorist group 'The Resistance Front', which is a proxy of the UN-designated terror group Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility for the heinous crime on Indian soil. I…
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