“In the discussion on outcome document of the Defence Ministers’ meeting, one country — you can guess which one — said ‘no we don’t want reference to that’,” said Jaishankar.
Union External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar on Friday (June 27, 2025) said India wanted a reference to terrorism in the outcome document of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting, but it was not acceptable to one member country, an oblique reference to Pakistan.
Mr. Jaishankar said Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s view on the matter was right since the main purpose of SCO was to fight terrorism and without a reference to India’s concerns, he would not accept the outcome document.