India Denies Blocking Azerbaijan’s SCO Membership Bid, Says Application Still Under Review by Member States
India has firmly rejected Azerbaijan’s allegations that it obstructed Baku’s bid for full membership in the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), clarifying that the matter remains “under consideration” by the group’s member states. The controversy erupted after Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev accused India of “seeking revenge” over Baku’s close ties with Pakistan, particularly in the aftermath…