In his first visit to China after the Galwan Valley clashes that took place five years ago, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar met Chinese President Xi Jinping along with other foreign ministers who are in China to take part in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation ministerial meeting. At the meeting, Jaishankar said that the terror attack in Pahalgam was deliberately conducted to undermine tourism in Kashmir and sow a religious divide. He made this remark as Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar looked on. Jaishankar said the SCO was formed with the objectives of tackling terrorism, separatism and extremism, but the Pahalgam attack shows that the danger of terrorism continues. He said that all countries should unite and take a strong stand to tackle terrorism. The SCO summit is due to be held in Tianjin on August 31 and September 1, and there is a possibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending the summit.
