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Published : 01 Sep 2025, 09:27 PM
The member states have condemned the terrorist attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam in the first joint declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held in China’s Tianjin.
The declaration, released on Monday, is being seen as a massive diplomatic win for India.
The reaction from the SCO member states on the Pahalgam attack came shortly after Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a strong message against terrorism in his inaugural address at the summit, the NDTV said.
The Indian premier gave a stern message on terrorism at the conference in the presence of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif. His message was also echoed in the joint declaration.
The declaration explicitly states, "We strongly condemn the terrorist attack that took place in Pahalgam on Apr 22." The member states also expressed their deepest sympathy to the families of the victims and the wounded.
The terrorist attack in India-administered Kashmir this year left 26 people dead. In the declaration, the members further said perpetrators, organisers and sponsors of such attacks must be brought to justice.
The member states also stressed that attempts to use terrorist, separatist, and extremist groups for mercenary purposes is not acceptable.
SCO strongly condemned terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and said "double standards" in the fight against terrorism are "unacceptable".
They called on the international community to combat terrorism, including the cross-border movement of terrorists.
Earlier, Modi said that India has been suffering due to terrorism for four decades now and many mothers have lost their children to this scourge.
"Recently, we saw a very ugly form of terrorism in Pahalgam. I thank the friends who stood with us during this crisis. This was not just an attack on India's soul, but an open challenge to every country believing in humanity. So a question arises, is open support by some countries to terrorism acceptable?"
He said security, peace and stability are critical for every country's development. "And terrorism, separatism and radicalism are big challenges on this path. That's why India has stressed unity in the war against terror," he added.
"We have to clearly, and in one voice, say that double standards won't be acceptable on terrorism. We would have to oppose terrorism in all its colours and forms. This is our responsibility towards humanity," he said.
Earlier, the SCO summit at Tianjin in China became a show of strength and unity for key Eurasian powers India, Russia and China.
Modi, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese premier Xi Jinping were seen exchanging smiles, hugs and handshakes. The optics sent a clear message amid US President Donald Trump's tariff offensive.
The Indian premier and Putin were seen walking hand in hand, indicating that US threats won't make India capitulate and ruin its long-time ties with Moscow, the NDTV said.
