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PM Narendra Modi issued a bold and emotional call to end global double standards on terrorism at the 17th BRICS Summit held in Brazil. Citing the recent Pahalgam terror attack in Jammu & Kashmir, which claimed 26 lives, Modi declared the assault as "an attack on all humanity" and demanded unified global action against terrorism in all forms. What shocked many was the unanimous support from BRICS, including China, for India's stance—a sharp contrast to the SCO Defence Meet, where India's Defence Minister Rajnath Singh refused to sign a joint statement lacking reference to the same attack. Modi warned that nations silently supporting terrorism must pay a price, and called for sanctions, not silence. The joint BRICS declaration backed India, slamming terror financing, safe havens, and urging zero tolerance.#brics #pahalgamattack #pmmodi #narendramodi #modiinbrics #modispeech #india #pakistan #china #indiachina #unitednations #terrorism #iranattack #rajnathsingh #sco #geopolitics #toi #toibharat #bharat #trending #breakingnews #indianews
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