The West Asia conflict must be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, and not on the battlefield, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Tuesday, even as he urged Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) states to shun “double standards” while unitedly countering the challenge of terrorism .
He also spoke of India’s vision for the SCO based on security, connectivity and opportunity and said the grouping, which has completed 25 years, should now focus on translating cooperation into tangible outcomes that benefit the people of the grouping’s 10 member countries. Modi made the remarks while addressing the 26th SCO Summit in the Kyrgyz capital of Bishkek. The comments were made before a gathering that included Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Xi Jinping of China, which has often stymied India’s efforts to sanction Pakistani terrorists at bodies such as the UN Security Council.
Modi said the anniversary is an opportune time to lay the roadmap for the next 25 years. Therefore, India has consistently called for all tensions and conflicts to be resolved not on the battlefield, but through dialogue and diplomacy. “The crisis in West Asia has demonstrated that a conflict in one region does not remain confined to that region. “The countries of the Global South bear the greatest brunt of such disruptions. “We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens. The SCO Summit took stock of progress on the 25th anniversary of the grouping and discussed ways to further its role for peace, security, stability and prosperity in the region.
Its impact is felt across the world, affecting energy security, maritime trade, and supply chains,” Modi said, speaking in Hindi. Modi said terrorism remains a serious challenge to humanity While speaking on the issue of security. “In the fight against terrorism, we cannot remain confined to an action-reaction approach,” he said. We must speak with one voice and make it clear that there can be no place for double standards on this serious issue,” Modi said. Earlier reporting noted: ‘No room for double standards’: PM Modi calls for dismantling terror ecosystem at SCO summit Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a strong message on terrorism during an SCO roundtable discussion in Bishkek on Tuesday, calling for the dismantling of the entire terror ecosystem and stressing that there can be “no room for double standards” on the issue. Earlier reporting noted: “We must speak with one voice that there can be no room for double standards on this serious issue,” he said.
Earlier reporting noted: PM Modi made the remarks during the roundtable, which was attended by Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
