India raises terrorism and regional stability at SCO meeting
Quick dive
- India argued at the SCO Council of Heads of Government that regional cooperation cannot be meaningful if countries approach terrorism selectively.
- The intervention called on member-states to dismantle the ecosystem of terrorism and address threats at their source.
- India had earlier refused to endorse an SCO defence ministers' statement that did not reflect its concerns over cross-border terrorism.
- The article links stable security conditions with trade, connectivity, investment and development.
- exam_relevance: tests the SCO's security-economy interface and India's recurring diplomatic position against selective counter-terrorism, not merely the fact of a ministerial speech.
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