India on Thursday, as reported by local media, refused to sign a joint document during a high-level Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) huddle being held in China due to it mentioning terrorist activities in Pakistan’s Balochistan and lack of reference to the Pahalgam incident — which saw several tourists being killed in Indian Illegally Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IIOJK).
The Times of India reports that Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was present at the SCO Defense Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao, which included ministers from ten member states, including China, India, Pakistan, and Russia. The lack of agreement on the terrorism issue led the huddle to decide against issuing a joint statement.
