Modi urges SCO to dismantle terror ecosystem, reject double standards

Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation to dismantle the entire ecosystem supporting terrorism, including its financing, recruitment, and safe havens, in a firm address at the group's summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on September 1, 2026. Speaking in the presence of Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and other world leaders, Modi called for a united front against terror and rejected any double standards in combating the threat. "We must dismantle the entire ecosystem of terrorist financing, recruitment, radicalisation, and safe havens. We must speak with one voice and make it clear that there can be no place for double standards on this serious issue," Modi told the Council of Heads of State. He added that countries using terrorism as an instrument of state policy must be sent a strong message that "terrorism can never be a strategic asset for anyone." While Modi did not name Pakistan directly, the remarks were widely interpreted as a reference to India's longstanding accusations against its neighbor.