India, Sept. 2 -- On Monday, leaders of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) adopted a joint statement condemning terrorism in both India and Pakistan, therby marking a notable shift in diplomatic dynamics in the region.

As the saying goes, geopolitics is a game of possibilities. It's a field defined more by shifting interests and strategic realignments than by fixed rules or predictable outcomes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visit to China underscores this reality.

In a significant departure from the past, the joint declaration issued on September 1 by the SCO - of which Pakistan is a full member - explicitly condemned the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 civilians were killed. It was t...