India’s foreign ministry said India refused to sign a joint statement at the China Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit because it did not reflect the country’s concerns about terrorism.
Speaker Randhir Jaiswal explain On Thursday, India’s desire for the concerns reflected was “unacceptable to a particular country”.
Although he did not share more details, Indian media reported that Delhi refused to sign the statement after omitting the Pahargam attack, a deadly armed attack that killed 26 tourists in Indian-managed Kashmir.
India accused its neighbor Pakistan of sheltering a militant group that attacked. Pakistan rejected the allegations.
China, Russia and four Central Asian countries established SCO in 2001 to limit the Western influence in the region. India and Pakistan joined in 2017.
The latest signing ceremony was held at the SCO Defense Ministers’ Meeting this fall ahead of the leaders’ annual summit.
According to media reports, India considered the joint statement “pro-Pakistan” after omitting the Pahargam attack, but mentioned radical activities in Bal Luchistan.
Pakistan accused India of supporting India’s denial of Bal Luchistan freedom movement.
After the meeting, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh urged the SCO to be responsible for the perpetrators of cross-border terrorism, although he did not explicitly mention Pakistan.
He said: “Some countries use cross-border terrorism as a policy tool and provide asylum for terrorists. statement.
India and Pakistan fought three wars on Kashmir, which they claimed were all but departmentally managed.
The Pahargam attack in April brought two nuclear-weapon states to the brink of another war.
In May, India launched a series of air strikes targeting “Pakistan’s terrorist infrastructure and Pakistan-managed Kashmir.”
Pakistan denies the claim that these are terrorist training camps and also responds by firing missiles into Indian territory and deploying drones to Indian territory.
Hosts between the two countries continued until May 10, when U.S. President Donald Trump announced that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” facilitated by the United States.
However, India has been denied any intervention from the United States.
