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Omar Abdullah Calls Pahalgam Mention BRICS Foreign Policy Success
BRICS countries held a large meeting in New Delhi.
They agreed on a statement about many international issues.
The statement condemned a terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
That attack happened on April 22, 2025, and killed 26 people.
Omar Abdullah said naming Pahalgam was important for India.
He said this was especially meaningful because countries friendly with Pakistan were present.
The statement criticized terrorism but did not name Pakistan.
Abdullah said the Indian Foreign Ministry should explain that part.
Omar Abdullah praised the BRICS New Delhi Declaration for naming Pahalgam.
He said the condemnation was significant because several Pakistan allies attended the summit.
The declaration did not mention Pakistan by name, Abdullah noted.
BRICS members unanimously adopted the 45-page New Delhi Declaration 2026 with 140 points.
The declaration condemned the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam attack that killed 26 people.
- Who
- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah and BRICS member nations.
- What
- BRICS condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in its New Delhi Declaration, which Abdullah called a foreign-policy success.
- Where
- The 18th BRICS Summit took place in New Delhi, and the attack occurred near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir.
- When
- The remarks were made Tuesday; the declaration concerns the April 22, 2025, attack.
- Why
- The declaration sought to condemn terrorism, terrorist financing, cross-border terrorist activity and safe havens.
Abdullah's Emphasis
Unaddressed Concern
Significance of the Pahalgam reference
Abdullah's Emphasis
Omar Abdullah said naming and condemning Pahalgam was a major success for India's foreign policy, particularly because Pakistan allies were present.
Unaddressed Concern
The declaration condemned the attack but did not name Pakistan, a distinction Abdullah said the Government of India and Foreign Ministry should address.
Key facts
- Summit
- 18th BRICS Summit
- Declaration
- New Delhi Declaration 2026
- Declaration size
- 45 pages and 140 points
- Adoption
- Unanimously adopted after no member raised an objection
- Attack date
- April 22, 2025
- Casualties
- 26 people were killed and many more were injured
- Pakistan reference
- Pakistan was not mentioned by name in the declaration
Quotes
Omar Abdullah
Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir
“The fact that Pahalgam itself was condemned is a big thing. Please see how many allies of Pakistan were in that room. Therefore, for even Pahalgam to be mentioned by name, that in itself is a success of our foreign policy.”
NDTV
“We condemn in the strongest terms the terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir on 22 April 2025, during which 26 people were killed and many more injured.”
NDTV
Sources
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