WEBDESK: Pakistan has once again emerged victorious on the diplomatic front against India. During the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) meeting, India failed to establish any credible link between the Pahalgam attack and Pakistan.
In a display of frustration and diplomatic isolation, the Indian delegation refused to sign the joint statement issued at the conclusion of the summit.
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting took place in Qingdao, China, with the defence ministers of both India and Pakistan, Rajnath Singh and Khawaja Asif, in attendance.
During the session, India once again amplified its familiar pattern of toxic diplomacy by levelling unsubstantiated accusations against Pakistan, this time under the banner of a so-called military strike dubbed “Operation Sindoor.”
India attempted to present this failed manoeuvre as a grand success, but once scrutinised at the international level, the operation stood exposed as nothing more than hollow propaganda lacking in substance or strategic gain.
India left alone: SCO members reject Anti-Pakistan narrative
Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh tried to frame Operation Sindoor as a preemptive action against alleged terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
His speech, however, offered nothing new, just a repetition of India’s worn-out blame narrative.
What stood out more than the speech itself was the stark lack of support India received.
Not a single SCO member state, neither China, Russia, nor Iran, acknowledged or endorsed the operation. India was left diplomatically isolated.
Which is another slap to Modi’s foreign policy and democracy.
India’s statements once again attempted to portray Pakistan as a sponsor of terrorism, calling for action against states that “use cross-border terrorism as state policy.”
Yet this statement, delivered on a multilateral stage like the SCO, failed to gain traction.
The SCO is not a domestic rally stage for India, but a regional forum that functions on principles and action, not slogans and selective rhetoric.
Former Indian Minister of External Affairs and Finance expressed in an X post:
India stands completely isolated at the global stage. The SCO communique is the latest example where the terror attack at Pahalgam has been ignored and Baluchistan has been mentioned. The prime minister has failed completely and must resign.
— Yashwant Sinha (@YashwantSinha) June 26, 2025
India’s propaganda strike falls flat before SCO bloc
An investigation by Azad Research Desk found that Operation Sindoor achieved no significant objectives.
No strategic targets were neutralised, no critical infrastructure was damaged, and Pakistan’s military or security position remained unaffected.
The operation, as revealed by expert assessments, was militarily inconsequential and diplomatically costly.
The timing and tone of this operation suggest domestic and political motivations vary strongly.
As the elections approach closer, the Indian leadership seems to have opted for chest-thumping of the military, to shape and mould the sentiments of people, releasing the inner political pressures.
This manufactured image of a “hard response” was way less about the cross-border politics and more about the internal vote bank.
More tellingly, India continued its pattern of unverifiable claims even at sensitive platforms like the SCO.
Rajnath Singh ignored India’s own state violence in Indian Illegally Occupied Kashmir (IIOJK) and redefined terrorism according to the domestic narrative, rather than aligning it with the international legal and political framework.
Other member states did not echo India’s stance; there was no endorsement, no support, not even symbolic acknowledgement from allies like Russia or China.
India’s repetitive narrative-building has become a strategy in itself: repeat the same claims in different forums with the hope that frequency alone will manufacture credibility.
But repetition is not evidence, and slogans do not substitute facts.
The international community, especially in regional platforms like the SCO, is increasingly unwilling to play along with India’s one-sided theatrics.
Pakistan, meanwhile, made its position clear during the meeting.
The representatives reiterated the country’s commitment to peace sovereignty and attempted to push regional cooperation,
However, they also stressed that silence is not an option in the face of malicious propaganda.
In the end, India’s conduct at the SCO reflects more than just a miscalculated diplomatic move.
As forums like the SCO continue to demand seriousness and cooperation, India’s empty narratives are wearing thin.
India’s denial: peace efforts spoiled again
India’s refusal to sign the joint statement of SCO once again has exposed New Delhi as the habitual spoiler in regional cooperation efforts.
By rejecting the statement simply because it didn’t parrot its propaganda on “cross-border terrorism,” India has revealed not only its diplomatic intransigence but also its growing isolation within the SCO bloc.
SCO includes major regional powers, and it chose not to endorse the misleading Indian narrative.
This highlights a clear and collective disapproval of India’s claims, which is adding to the global humiliation being faced by India.
Also, India refused to sign the SCO statement that condemned Israel’s unprovoked, illegal strikes on Iran.
This further cements its image as an unreliable, opportunistic actor that is prioritizing narrow alliances over regional solidarity and peace.
This has forced the region to accept the undeniable truth: India is neither a trustworthy partner nor a constructive force in any multilateral forum, it is the problem, not the solution.
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