‘No Place for Double Standards’: Rajnath Singh Backs Operation Sindoor, Warns SCO Against Sheltering Terrorists

28th April 2026 at 4:49 PM

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'No Place for Double Standards': Rajnath Singh Backs Operation Sindoor, Warns SCO Against Sheltering Terrorists — Image: @rajnathsingh | X

New Delhi: Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called out state-sponsored cross-border terrorism at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, warning member nations that sheltering terrorists would no longer go unchallenged.

“We must not lose sight of state-sponsored cross-border terrorism which attacks the very sovereignty of a nation state,” Singh said. “There is no place for any double standards, and SCO should not hesitate in seeking appropriate action against those who abet, shelter and provide safe havens to terrorists.”

**SCO Defence ministers meet in Kyrgyzstan. Defence minister Rajnath Singh represented India | Pic: RMO india**

His remarks came days after India observed the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack. On April 22, 2025, Lashkar-e-Taiba terrorists opened fire on civilians, mostly tourists, at Baisaran Valley in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, killing 26 people. It was the deadliest terror attack on Indian soil since the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

Singh invoked India’s military response directly. “During Operation Sindoor, we demonstrated our firm resolve that terrorism epicentres are no longer immune to justifiable punishment,” he said, adding that the Pahalgam attack “shook not just a region but entire humanity.”

हमारे क्षेत्र के शांतिपूर्ण भविष्य के लिए SCO को अंतरराष्ट्रीय मानकों का संरक्षक बनकर कार्य करना होगा। आतंकवाद, अलगाववाद और उग्रवाद से निपटकर हम क्षेत्रीय सुरक्षा को अपनी खुशहाली का आधार बना सकते हैं। हमारी सफलता इसी में है कि हम स्पष्टता और एकजुट उद्देश्य के साथ आपसी सहयोग करें। pic.twitter.com/6rzykwh61b
— Rajnath Singh (@rajnathsingh) April 28, 2026

On May 7, 2025, Indian armed forces launched precision strikes against nine terror targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under Operation Sindoor. The strikes hit the Jaish-e-Mohammad stronghold in Bahawalpur and the Lashkar-e-Taiba base in Muridke. India said the operation killed over 100 terrorists, including Yusuf Azhar, Abdul Malik Rauf, and Mudasir Ahmed.

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India has since stated that Operation Sindoor remains ongoing, marking a formal shift in New Delhi’s counter-terrorism posture to a zero-tolerance policy.