No ‘double standards’ in fight against terrorism, says NSA Ajit Doval in Russia

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National Security Adviser Ajit Doval meets his counterpart Mr. Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on the sidelines of the first International Security Forum. Photo: X/@IndEmbMoscow

National Security Adviser Ajit Doval called for decisive action against terrorism and said there cannot be “double standards” in the fight against it, while addressing an international security forum in Russia on Thursday (May 28, 2026), according to the Indian Embassy in Moscow.

Mr. Doval participated in the first International Security Forum and the 14th Meeting of High Representatives for Security Matters in Moscow.

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“The meeting was hosted by Mr. Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation,” the Embassy said in a post on X, which further said the forum deliberated on the “Challenges and Threats to International Security in the context of the Emergence of the Multipolar World”.

NSA Shri Aji Doval met his counterpart Mr. Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation on the sidelines of the first International Security Forum. They reviewed ongoing cooperation in defence, security, energy and economic ties. The two sides also… pic.twitter.com/1v44Rgnxw4

“(The) NSA stated that there cannot be double standards in the fight against terrorism. Responsible nations have to evaluate their choices and decide whether they support sponsors of terrorism or counter them with decisive action,” the embassy said.

Mr. Doval also “highlighted the urgent need for reforms in the structures and institutions set up after the end of the Second World War in 1945 to make them effective in dealing with contemporary international security threats”.

“The reforms must give greater representation to and factor in the views of the Global South,” it said.

Referring to the situation in West Asia, Mr. Doval was quoted as saying it was esse