NEW DELHI, Oct. 21 -- Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday called for joint action to dismantle terrorism, asserting that there can be no justification for the scourge or double standards in tackling it, in a pointed message delivered in the presence of Pakistan's deputy prime minister and foreign minister Ishaq Dar at the 25th meeting of SCO council of heads of government at Dushanbe in Tajikistan. "Terrorism results in the loss of innocent lives and disrupts investment and commerce. It radicalises societies and deprives youth of the opportunities they rightfully deserve. There can be no justification for terrorism, no double standards in addressing it, and no place for those who finance, support, or provide safe havens to terrorists," Singh said in a thinly veiled swipe at Pakistan. Terrorism, Singh said, poses a grave threat to peace and development, and its entire ecosystem must be collectively dismantled. India and Pakistan joined the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation as members in June 2017. In his address, he stressed that connectivity must be based on "consultation and respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity" of all countries, arguing that "projects not founded on these principles will not be sustainable." The comments are significant because New Delhi has long opposed the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a flagship project under China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), as a key section of the corridor passes through Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK). In the past, India has expressed concern at China and Pakistan using CPEC to alter the status quo in the region, and said the connectivity project passes through Indian territory that is under "forcible occupation" by Pakistan. Chinese Premier Li Qiang also attended the SCO meeting....