At the SCO Summit in Tianjin, Prime Minister Narendra Modi came face-to-face with Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif for the first time since the Pahalgam terror attack and India’s Operation Sindoor. The encounter underscores the contradictions of the SCO—an organisation meant to fight terrorism, yet one that counts Pakistan as a member. India has long accused Islamabad of exporting terror while using such platforms to play victim. With China backing Pakistan as its “iron brother,” Palki Sharma tells you the challenge for India.
