Archive · 1 Sep 2026
Modi Calls for No Double Standards on Terror at SCO
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke about terrorism at an international meeting.
The meeting was held by the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Bishkek.
Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif was also there.
Modi said countries should not use terrorism to achieve political goals.
He also said countries should not give terrorists shelter or support.
He called for stopping terrorism’s money, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens.
Modi said all countries should speak together against terrorism.
The report linked his remarks to concerns about Pakistan’s support for groups attacking India.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed terrorism at the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit in Bishkek.
He called for dismantling terrorism’s ecosystem, including financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens.
Modi said countries using terrorism as policy or supporting terrorists should receive a firm message.
He said terrorism must not be treated as a strategic asset and urged unity against it.
Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other SCO leaders attended the discussion where Modi spoke.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered the remarks, while Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other SCO leaders attended.
- What
- Modi called for a unified stand against terrorism and the dismantling of its financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe-haven networks.
- When
- Tuesday, during the 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit.
- Where
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- To urge countries to oppose terrorism and reject the use of terrorism as a policy instrument or strategic asset.
- Event
- 26th Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Summit
- Location
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Key message
- There should be no double standards on terrorism.
- Targeted practices
- Terrorism financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens
- Other leaders present
- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and other SCO leaders
- Additional interaction
- Modi briefly interacted with Xi Jinping before the roundtable discussion.
