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It, too, was a rare chance for Indian and Pakistani officials to come together – if only in a group setting.
The two countries have been engaged in an uneasy truce since a terrorist attack in the Indian-administered resort town of Kashmir killed 26 tourists escalated into several days of heavy cross-border military fire. New Delhi blamed Islamabad-backed militants for the attack, accusations Pakistan denied.
While there was no apparent bilateral engagement this week, the foreign ministers of both countries used the SCO platform to state their claims on the conflict.
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Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar cited the April attack as “a graphic example of terrorism”, pointing the finger at Islamabad.
