Ajit Doval, India's National Security Advisor, met with Sergei Shoigu, Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation, during the 1st International Security Forum in Moscow. The two leaders discussed ongoing cooperation in defense, security, energy, and economic ties. They also exchanged views on the upcoming BRICS NSA meeting scheduled for New Delhi. Doval emphasized the urgent need to reform international institutions established post-World War II to better respond to current security challenges, advocating for greater representation of Global South countries. He called for special attention to the situation in West Asia, stressing the importance of secure shipping routes, particularly through the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea. Doval further asserted that there should be no double standards in combating terrorism, urging responsible states to take decisive actions against sponsors of terrorism. This meeting comes in the wake of a recent terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which resulted in 26 fatalities.