External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar met Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday along with other heads of delegations attending the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government meeting.

In his address at the SCO meeting, the External Affairs Minister reiterated India’s firm position against terrorism, stating that there can be no justification, no overlooking and no whitewashing of terror in any form. He said India has the sovereign right to defend its citizens and called for a unified approach to counter terrorism across the region.

Jaishankar noted that combating terrorism, separatism and extremism has been a foundational principle of the SCO and said these threats have become increasingly serious. He urged member states to adopt a zero-tolerance stanc

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