Archive · 23 Sep 2026
India Rejects OIC Kashmir Remarks, Urges Pressure on Pakistan
India and a group of Islamic countries disagree about Kashmir.
The group is called the OIC Contact Group.
It said Kashmiri people should be able to decide their future.
India said Kashmir and Ladakh are part of India.
India also said the OIC should not comment on India’s internal matters.
India accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism.
It urged the OIC to tell Pakistan to address that problem.
The group met in New York one day before India issued its response.
India rejected the OIC Contact Group’s references to Jammu and Kashmir as unwarranted and factually incorrect.
India said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of the country and internal matters.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation has no standing to comment on them.
India urged the OIC to counsel Pakistan over what it called terrorism originating from territories under Pakistan’s control.
The OIC Contact Group met in New York and reaffirmed what it called the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination.
- Who
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs and the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, whose members include Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Niger.
- What
- India rejected the group’s Kashmir remarks and urged the OIC to counsel Pakistan on terrorism.
- When
- The OIC Contact Group met the day before India issued its Wednesday response.
- Where
- The group met in New York; the dispute concerns Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
- Why
- The OIC Contact Group reaffirmed support for what it called the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination, while India considers the territories integral parts of the country.
India’s Position
OIC Contact Group’s Position
Kashmir’s status
India’s Position
India said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India and that the issue is strictly internal.
OIC Contact Group’s Position
The OIC Contact Group reaffirmed support for what it described as the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination.
Role in the dispute
India’s Position
India said the OIC has no locus standi to comment on matters concerning India’s Union Territories.
OIC Contact Group’s Position
The OIC Contact Group discussed Jammu and Kashmir and issued references concerning the territory.
Pakistan and terrorism
India’s Position
India urged the OIC to counsel Pakistan to address what it called terrorism originating from territories under its control.
OIC Contact Group’s Position
The article does not provide the OIC Contact Group’s response to India’s terrorism-related criticism.
- Indian position
- India called the OIC references to Jammu and Kashmir unwarranted and factually incorrect.
- Territorial claim
- India said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India.
- OIC meeting location
- New York
- OIC Contact Group members
- Azerbaijan, Pakistan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Niger
- Group’s position
- The group reaffirmed support for what it described as the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination.
- India’s advice
- India urged the OIC to counsel Pakistan over terrorism it said emanates from territories under Pakistan’s control.