New Delhi, June 24 -- At the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) security conclave in Beijing on Tuesday, India's National Security Advisor Ajit Doval made a powerful appeal for member states to "shun double standards" in the fight against terrorism. He called on the SCO to hold accountable the perpetrators, organisers, financiers, and sponsors of cross-border terror, a statement widely interpreted as a direct call to act against Pakistan-backed terrorism.

Ajit Doval expressed India's deep concern over the persistent threat posed by UN-proscribed terror groups such as Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), Al Qaeda, ISIS, and their affiliates.

Highlighting India's response to the brutal Pahalgam terror attack-where 26 Indian...