Big Diplomatic Win for India at SCO Summit: Member States Condemn Pahalgam Terror Attack
At the SCO Summit 2025 in Tianjin, member states strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack in the joint declaration—marking a diplomatic victory for India. The statement called for accountability and rejected double standards in fighting terrorism.
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At the 25th SCO Summit in Tianjin, member nations delivered a major diplomatic victory to India by explicitly condemning the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack in their Tianjin Declaration. This marks the first time the attack has been formally broached in the joint declaration, signaling a strategic shift in multilateral consensus.
Key highlights from the declaration:
SCO members extended "deepest sympathy and condolences" to the victims and their families.
They demanded that the perpetrators, organizers, and sponsors of the attack be pursued and brought to justice.
Acknowledging the broader regional implications, the declaration emphasized the inadmissibility of using terrorist, separatist, or extremist groups for mercenary purposes.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, speaking at the summit in the presence of Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, reaffirmed that "double standards in the fight against terrorism are unacceptable", asserting that terrorism threatens all humanity.
This bold stance represents a striking turnaround from the SCO’s Qingdao meeting, where India's refusal to sign a joint statement—due to omissions regarding the Pahalgam attack—had stirred headlines. The Tianjin Summit's clear reference to the attack is being hailed as a "diplomatic win" for India, aligning international voices against terrorism more firmly with the country's stance.
