India declined to endorse the joint statement at the SCO Defence Ministers’ meeting in Qingdao due to the omission of its terrorism concerns. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh insisted on acknowledging the Pahalgam attack, attributed to Lashkar-e-Taiba, while the statement referenced activities in Balochistan. Consensus eluded the member states, leading to the abandonment of the joint statement.

The Oscar-winning actor has been traveling to promote his new film F1 and was reportedly not home. 

​The Oscar-winning actor has been traveling to promote his new film F1 and was reportedly not home.  

At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meet in Qingdao, India refused to endorse a joint statement on terrorism due to Pakistan’s attempt, supported by China, to include unrelated issues and downplay cross-border terrorism. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh emphasized that there should be no double standards in addressing terrorism, stressing the need to hold perpetrators accountable.