Archive · 23 Sep 2026
India Rejects OIC Kashmir Remarks, Defends Internal Status
India and Pakistan disagree about Jammu and Kashmir.
An OIC Contact Group discussed the issue in New York.
The group said Kashmiri people should have the right to decide their future.
India said the group’s comments were incorrect and that it should not discuss India’s internal matters.
India said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of India.
Pakistan asked OIC countries to keep supporting its position at international forums.
Pakistan also called for a peaceful solution based on UN resolutions and Kashmiri people’s wishes.
India criticized the OIC and accused Pakistan of supporting terrorism.
India rejected the OIC Contact Group’s references to Jammu and Kashmir as unwarranted and factually incorrect.
India said the OIC has no locus standi to comment on matters it considers strictly internal.
The Ministry of External Affairs said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar urged OIC members to maintain a unified position on Jammu and Kashmir internationally.
Pakistan called for a peaceful settlement based on UN resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
- Who
- The governments of India and Pakistan, the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Contact Group, and Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar.
- What
- India rejected the OIC Contact Group’s references to Jammu and Kashmir, while Pakistan urged continued international support for its position on the dispute.
- When
- The OIC Contact Group met on Tuesday, and India issued its response on Wednesday, September 23, according to the reports.
- Where
- The meeting took place in New York alongside the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly.
- Why
- India considers Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh integral parts of India, while Pakistan seeks a settlement based on UN resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
India’s Position
Pakistan and OIC Position
Status of Jammu and Kashmir
India’s Position
India says Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India and that the matter is strictly internal.
Pakistan and OIC Position
Pakistan and the OIC Contact Group expressed support for the Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination and Pakistan called for a settlement based on relevant UN resolutions and their wishes.
Role of the OIC
India’s Position
India says the OIC has no locus standi to comment on India’s internal matters and says its repeated references undermine the organisation’s credibility.
Pakistan and OIC Position
Pakistan urged OIC member states to maintain a unified position on Jammu and Kashmir at the United Nations and other international forums.
Measures since 2019
India’s Position
India rejected what it described as attempts to alter the status of Jammu and Kashmir through politically motivated international references.
Pakistan and OIC Position
The OIC statement called for the revocation of measures it described as unilateral and illegal, while Pakistan called for reversing measures taken since August 5, 2019.
Terrorism allegations
India’s Position
India accused Pakistan of supporting and sponsoring terrorism and urged the OIC to address threats it said emanate from territories under Pakistan’s control.
Pakistan and OIC Position
The reports focus Pakistan’s response on Jammu and Kashmir and do not report a response to India’s terrorism allegations.
- Issue
- References to Jammu and Kashmir in a joint communique issued by the OIC Contact Group.
- India’s position
- India said the OIC has no locus standi to comment on matters strictly internal to India.
- India’s territorial position
- India described Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as integral and inalienable parts of India.
- Pakistan’s position
- Pakistan called for a just and peaceful settlement based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions and the wishes of the Kashmiri people.
- Pakistan’s request
- Mohammad Ishaq Dar urged OIC members to maintain a unified position at the United Nations and other international forums.
- OIC Contact Group
- The group includes Pakistan, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Niger, and met in New York.
- India’s criticism
- India said the OIC’s repeated endorsement of what it called politically motivated narratives raised questions about the organisation’s credibility.
Sources
India rejects ‘unwarranted references’ in joint communique of OIC Contact Group on J-K
India Hits Back At OIC Over Kashmir Remarks, Says Group Has 'No Locus Standi'
India rejects Organisation of Islamic Cooperation remarks on J&K as ‘unwarranted’
‘Unwarranted, factually incorrect, no locus standi’: India hits back at OIC over Kashmir remarks
India rejects references to Kashmir in OIC communique
