In a thinly veiled reference to both China and Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar Wednesday highlighted how terrorism was holding back regional cooperation initiatives and that connectiv

Summit in Pakistan, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar called for a concerted fight against the ’three evils’ of terrorism, extremism, and separatism, and asserted that trade and connectivity init

Dr S Jaishankar criticised Pakistan and China at the SCO Summit on Wednesday, saying that cooperation must be based on "mutual respect and sovereign equality" and that that terrorism and extremism hinder regional cooperation.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Wednesday (16 October) addressed the meeting of the SCO Council of Heads of Government. In his remarks, Jaishankar emphasised the need for territorial integrity and cooperation based on mutual respect and sovereign equality. Here are the key highlights of Jaishankar's speech:

He mentioned the three challenges for the SCO -- terrorism, extremism and separatism -- and said that it is necessary to fight these for development.

In a thinly veiled reference to both China and Pakistan , External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar underscored the obstacles terrorism poses to regional cooperation while emphasizing the importance of respecting territorial integrity in connectivity initiatives.

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar took a veiled jibe at Pakistan at the 23rd SCO Meeting in Islamabad. He said that the "three evils" of terrorism, extremism and separatism that hinder trade and connectivity.