Modi govt upset as these two Muslim countries were included in SCO summit, they were once India's friend, names are...
India has strongly objected to the participation of Pakistan's allies in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit to be held in Tianjin, China. Heads of 20 countries from around the world may participate in this summit to be held in early September. According to reports, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Prime Minister Narendra Modi may also visit Tianjin. According to a report in the Economic Times, before the summit, India has made it clear that the presence of Turkey and Azerbaijan who sided with Pakistan during Operation SIndoor and were seen supporting terrorism may undermine the objectives of the SCO.
What is the fault of these two countries?
In fact, after the Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, Turkey and Azerbaijan started showing brotherhood with Pakistan. While on one hand the rest of the Muslim countries also condemned the terrorist attack and adopted a balanced stance on Operation Sindoor, Turkey and Azerbaijan openly supported Pakistan. Even during Operation Sindoor, Pakistan was using drones made in Turkey to attack India. At the same time, Azerbaijan was fully supporting Pakistan politically.
Azerbaijan was also maintaining brotherhood with Pakistan because Pakistan supports Azerbaijan in its war with Armenia. Pakistan has not even recognized Armenia as a country. In such a situation, Pakistan's policy in the case of Azerbaijan and Armenia has been one-sided. There is a dispute between Azerbaijan and Armenia over the Nagorno-Karabakh region. On the one hand, India is adopting a balanced attitude on this issue, while Pakistan supports Azerbaijan one-sidedly. Talking about trade relations, relations between India and Azerbaijan are also good. However, in terms of political support, Azerbaijan supported Pakistan. One reason for this is also the closeness between Azerbaijan and Turkey.
What is SCO summit?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has 10 full members. It was formed in 2001 in China itself. It earlier included Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Tajikistan. In 2017, India and Pakistan also joined this organization. In 2021, Iran was also given full member status in the organization. Belarus has been included in the organisation as the 10th full member. This time, China has invited Turkey, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Armenia, Egypt, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Maldives, Myanmar, Bahrain and UAE as dialogue partners.
What is India's stance?
Last month, when External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar visited China, he had clearly said during the SCO meeting that countries supporting terrorism will have to be sidelined. He had said that the purpose behind the Pahalgam attack was to harm the tourism economy of Jammu and Kashmir and create hatred between Hindus and Muslims. He had said that the SCO countries will have to jointly fight terrorism, separatism and radicalism.
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