Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday, June 26, slammed member state Pakistan for perpetrating cross-border terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ Meeting in China, and urged other member nations to speak out against acts of terror.
He also referred to Operation Sindoor, launched in the aftermath of the Pahalgam attacks, as a response to Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.
Singh said that Operation Sindoor was a series of pre-emptive strikes, launched on May 7, in a bid to “deter further cross-border terrorist attacks” and “dismantle cross-border terrorist infrastructure” in Pakistan.
Taking a direct dig at Pakistan, Rajnath Singh said, “Some countries use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of policy and provide shelter to terrorists. There should be no place for such double standards. SCO should not hesitate to criticise such nations.”
