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'Terrorism not acknowledged': Jaishankar on why India didn't sign SCO joint release; gives 'context'

IndiaTimes Friday, 27 June 2025
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar supported Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's decision to abstain from signing a joint statement at the SCO Defence Ministers' meeting in China. Jaishankar emphasized that the SCO's primary objective is to combat terrorism. However, one member nation blocked any reference to terrorism in the outcome document.
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S. Jaishankar S. Jaishankar Indian diplomat and politician (born 1955)

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