NewzVille Desk
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday took a dig at Pakistan for using cross-border terrorism as an instrument of policy. Attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ meet in China, Rajnath Singh reiterated India’s stand on zero tolerance against terrorism, saying that any acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation, whenever, wherever, and by whosoever committed.
Without naming Pakistan, the Defence Minister stressed that SCO countries must unite in condemning states that use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of policy. Rajnath Singh asserted that the biggest challenges countries face today are related to peace, security, and trust deficit. He also explained the root cause of these problems.
He spoke about the dastardly and heinous Pahalgam terrorist attack, which killed 26 civilians on April 22, terming the Operation Sindoor carried out thereafter as India’s “Right to Defend.”
The Defence Minister stated that acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable regardless of their motivation, urging unequivocal condemnation by SCO members.
