Rajnath Singh Presents Operation Sindoor at SCO Defence Ministers Meeting in Bishkek

📌 Summary:

• Rajnath Singh presented Operation Sindoor at the SCO Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan (April 28, 2026)
• Operation Sindoor was India's precision military response to the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir — 9 terror infrastructure sites struck across Pakistan and PoK
• Rajnath Singh called for a unified SCO approach against terrorism and criticised "double standards" whereby some nations tolerate or actively support terrorist groups
• India emphasised that SCO's founding charter commits all members to fight the "three evils": terrorism, separatism, and extremism
• The meeting comes amid heightened India-Pakistan tensions; Pakistan is also an SCO member, making India's presentation diplomatically significant
• India used the multilateral platform to build international legitimacy for its counter-terror action and isolate state-sponsored terror diplomatically
• SCO now has 9 members including India, Pakistan, China, Russia, and Central Asian states — a critical grouping for India's regional strategy