Double Standards at SCO Summit

With his Pakistani counterpart Shehbaz Sharif in attendance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday used the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to deliver a pointed warning against cross-border terror, calling the recent Pahalgam attack "an open challenge to every country that believes in humanity".

- JAYANTH JACOB @ New Delhi

Without naming Pakistan, Modi condemned "open support for terrorism by some countries" and urged SCO member states to take an unambiguous stand. "No double standards on terrorism will be acceptable," he said, warning that the menace must be opposed "in all its forms and colours". The comments come amid renewed concerns in India over Pakistan-based terror networks and their transnational enablers.

"For the past four decades, India has been bearing the grave scars of ruthless terrorism," Modi said adding that the "ugly face of terrorism" was once again visible in the Pahalgam attack, which claimed the lives of 26 innocent tourists in April.