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India-Pakistan relations
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- Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan exchanged greetings during the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO).
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- Informal exchange: The informal exchange between the two leaders came in the backdrop of a strong pitch by Prime Minister Modi for a regional and global drive to ensure eradication of terrorism.
- Significance: Exchange, though brief, is the first since the Pulwama terror attack, which led to dramatic escalation of tensions between the two sides.
- Regional security: Mr. Modi while addressing the summit of leaders of the member countries of SCO hinted at Pakistan’s role in supporting terror elements and highlighted the importance of peace in Afghanistan for the overall security situation in the region.
- International conference to fight terrorism:(1) Prime Minister urged the international community to look beyond narrow concerns and pitched for an international conference to fight terrorism.(2) The issue also featured prominently in the Bishkek Declaration of the SCO Heads of State Council.
Source
The Hindu