New Delhi, June 26 -- The Ministry of External Affairs on Thursday said India refused to sign the joint declaration at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation meeting in China as its concerns on terrorism were not included in the document, a proposal that was "not acceptable to one particular country", preventing the consensus required for adoption.

Addressing a press briefing, MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that Defence Minister Rajnath Singh reiterated India's firm stance against terrorism during his address, urging member countries to fight terrorism in "all its forms and manifestations."

"The Defence Minister participated in the defence ministers' meeting of the SCO. This meeting happened over two days and has concluded. They c...