The 22nd meeting of Defense Ministers of Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s (SCO) member states was held on 26 June 2025 in Qingdao under the chairmanship of China.[1] Following the Qingdao meeting, India refused to sign the joint statement arguing that the statement was pro-Pakistan and it didn’t reflect the India’s concerns over terrorism as it omitted reference to Pahalgam incident but spoke of terrorism in Balochistan.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), initially called as Shanghai five and often called as “NATO of the East”[2] covering nearly 43 percent of the global population and 40 percent of Eurasia was founded on the pillars of counterterrorism, regional security and economic cooperation.[3]
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