India took a bold stand at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ summit in Qingdao on June 26 by refusing to sign the joint communique, citing inadequate language on terrorism. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh made it clear that India would not endorse any document that

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting held recently in Astana, Kazakhstan, India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval made a pointed appeal to member countries to relinquish double standards when dealing with terrorism. Doval’s remarks highlighted the need for a more unified approach to eliminating terror, as differing interpretations and selective