India’s efforts to garner international condemnation against Pakistan over the recent Pahalgam attack in Indian-occupied Kashmir have fallen short. After facing setbacks at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), India turned to the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue (Quad) — comprising the United States, Australia, Japan, and India itself — in a bid to rally support and issue a joint statement targeting Pakistan.
However, the joint statement released by the U.S. State Department following the July 2 ministerial meeting in Washington condemned terrorism in general terms, without naming Pakistan.
The statement urged all United Nations member states to cooperate with “relevant authorities” to bring the perpetrators to justice — language that deliberately avoided endorsing India’s accusations against Pakistan.
Despite India’s diplomatic push, the omission underscores a lack of consensus within the Quad to explicitly back New Delhi’s narrative regarding the incident.
This isn’t the first time the Indian narrative has failed to gain traction.
The UNSC’s response to the Pahalgam incident avoided direct attribution, a notable departure from its 2019 Pulwama statement, which more closely mirrored India’s talking points.
The consistency of this caution — now echoed by the Quad — suggests growing discomfort among India’s partners with being drawn into its regional confrontations.
Earlier, India refused to sign the joint communique of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers’ meeting after its false propaganda against Pakistan over the Pahalgam attack was rejected.
The meeting, held in Qingdao, China, was attended by member states including Pakistan, China, and Russia.
Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif represented Islamabad at the summit, marking the first time since the Marka-e-Haq that senior officials from both Pakistan and India participated in the same event.
