Archive · 2 Sep 2026
Modi Urges SCO to Dismantle Terrorism’s Strategic Support Ecosystem
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke at a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in Bishkek.
He said terrorism is a serious danger to people around the world.
He asked countries to stop terrorists from getting money, recruits and safe places to hide.
He also said countries should not use terrorism as a tool of government policy.
Modi said all countries should follow the same rules when fighting terrorism.
He urged countries to solve wars and conflicts through talking and diplomacy instead of fighting.
He warned that the conflict in West Asia can affect energy, shipping and supply chains worldwide.
He also called drug trafficking a danger to young people and regional security.
Modi supported better trade connections and cooperation led by people as well as governments.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged SCO members to dismantle terrorism’s financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe-haven networks.
Modi said terrorism cannot be used as a strategic asset or state-policy tool.
He called for a unified global response without selective approaches or double standards on terrorism.
Modi urged conflicts, including the West Asia crisis, to be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy.
He also highlighted drug trafficking, connectivity, trade and people-driven cooperation as SCO priorities.
- Who
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation.
- What
- Modi urged SCO members to dismantle the ecosystem supporting terrorism and reject terrorism as a strategic asset.
- When
- Tuesday, at the 26th SCO Summit.
- Where
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.
- Why
- Because terrorism, drug trafficking and regional conflicts were presented as threats to humanity, security, energy, trade and supply chains.
- Event
- 26th Meeting of the Council of Heads of State of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation
- Speaker
- Prime Minister Narendra Modi
- Location
- Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan
- Counterterrorism focus
- Terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens
- Diplomatic position
- Wars and conflicts should be resolved through dialogue and diplomacy, not on the battlefield
- Additional security concern
- Drug trafficking was described as a threat to young people and regional security
- India’s SCO pillars
- Security, Connectivity and Opportunity
