India, April 28 -- Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, addressing the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' Meeting in Bishkek on Tuesday, delivered a strong message on terrorism, stating that Operation Sindoor demonstrated India's firm resolve that terror epicentres are no longer immune to justifiable punishment.

Calling for a united front against the "evils" of terrorism, separatism and extremism, Singh stressed the need to eliminate safe havens and reject political exceptions.

He asserted that the threat of state-sponsored cross-border terrorism, which attacks the sovereignty of nations, must not be ignored and said there is no place for double standards.

Operation Sindoor was launched following a deadly terrorist a...