Current Affairs - Defence - Discussion

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting took place in Qingdao, China. During this meeting, India declined to sign the joint declaration due to dissatisfaction with the document's language, particularly its failure to address cross-border terrorism, including the recent Pahalgam terror attack. This disagreement led to the meeting concluding without a unified communique. The event underscored tensions in multilateral diplomacy and India's firm stance on issues of national security and terrorism. China's role as the host nation highlights its central position in regional groupings like the SCO.