“Back to basics” Former diplomat's key takeaways from Jaishankar's address at SCO Summit in Pakistan

Oct 17, 2024

New Delhi, October 17 (ANI): Foreign Affairs expert and former Indian diplomat, Robinder Sachdev highlighted EAM Jaishankar’s “loud and clear” message to Pakistana, China and other members. He said that Jaishankar advocated to get back to basics of SCO, which were Terrorism, Insurgency and Separatism. He further said that Pakistan is the epicenter of all this, therefore Pakistan need to reform itself in order for SCO to succeed and be relevant in future. He said, “I think the loud and clear message, which the visit and speech of Jaishnkar said at SCO, that it is time to get back to the basics of SCO it is time to remember what was the objective with which SCO was set up. Which was preventing terrorism, insurgency and separatism. The core point was these three, Mr. Jaishankar has very clearly articulated that. The core message is SCO do introspection go back to the basic. Our view which is unsaid but clearly said that Pakistan is the epicenter in this region which generates terror and uses terror. One more message for SCO organisation that if it wants to stay relevant then this is core issue which has to be addressed otherwise SCO will become like SAARC. It is also a message for China because Jaishankar ji talked about territorial sovereignty which is an indication for the CPEC corridor (China Pakistan Economic Corridor) which goes through our region.”