New Delhi, June 26 -- In a strong and unequivocal message at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh today reiterated the country's firm stance against terrorism and its sponsors, stating that peace and prosperity cannot coexist with terrorism and the proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMDs) in the hands of non-state actors and terror groups.

Rajnath Singh, while addressing the SCO meet at Qingdao, China, emphasised the urgent need for decisive and united action against terrorism, the RMO said in a post on social media platform X.

Targeting countries that use cross-border terrorism as an instrument of state policy, Rajnath Singh said, "It is imperative that those ...