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With Shehbaz Sharif present, PM Modi delivers blunt terror message at SCO

by Editor

3 min readUpdated: Sep 1, 2026 09:32 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called on Shanghai Cooperation Organisation members to dismantle the “entire ecosystem of terrorism”, including terror financing, recruitment, radicalisation and safe havens. He also stressed that countries cannot be allowed to treat terrorism as a “strategic asset” by means of state policy, or to shelter and support terrorists.

Modi’s remarks came in the presence of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, although Modi did not name Pakistan in his speech.

He said the global fight against terror cannot allow selective approaches or “double standards”.

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Speaking at the 26th SCO Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, PM Modi said terrorism is a major threat to humanity, and the response must go beyond an “action-reaction” approach, reported news agency ANI.

He said the network that supports terrorism, including funding, recruitment, radicalisation and safe shelters, must be destroyed.

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The Prime Minister said peace and security form the first pillar of India’s vision for the SCO, along with connectivity and opportunity.

Referring to Afghanistan, which has been fending off attacks by Pakistan, PM Modi said the shared goal of a peaceful and secure Eurasia is closely connected to stability in the country. He added that India has been supporting Afghanistan through development and humanitarian assistance and will continue to do so.

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On the crisis in West Asia, PM Modi said conflict in one region does not remain limited to that geography. Its effects, he said, are felt across energy security, maritime trade and global supply chains, with countries of the Global South facing the heaviest impact.

India’s position, he said, remains that tensions and wars cannot be resolved on the battlefield and must be addressed through dialogue and diplomacy.

The Prime Minister also highlighted drug trafficking as a serious threat to young people and regional security. He called for deeper cooperation through SCO platforms dealing with security challenges, organised crime, information security and narcotics, saying these mechanisms should become effective channels for practical coordination and timely action.

PM Modi further said the benefits of SCO cooperation must directly reach ordinary people. He called people-to-people ties the organisation’s greatest strength and said the next 25 years of the SCO should place citizens at the centre of cooperation.

He said the success of the grouping should be measured by the opportunities created for young people, new markets opened for entrepreneurs, technological benefits reaching farmers and improvements in citizens’ lives.

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Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov is hosting the summit and is serving as its chair.

Besides PM Modi, the summit is being attended by Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Tajik President Emomali Rahmon.

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