Archive · 29 Sep 2026
India Rejects Erdogan's Kashmir Remarks, Defends Territorial Sovereignty
India said Turkey’s president should not comment on Jammu and Kashmir.
India considers the region part of its own territory.
Indian officials said the issue is connected to the country’s sovereignty.
They said no outside country or group has the right to intervene.
Turkey’s president has raised Kashmir at the United Nations before.
India has given similar responses in the past.
India also rejected comments from an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation group.
It said those comments were politically motivated and did not change India’s position.
India rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s references to Jammu and Kashmir during his recent UN General Assembly address.
The Ministry of External Affairs said the issue concerns India’s territorial integrity and sovereignty.
India asserted that no external party has any locus standi on Jammu and Kashmir.
India has previously rejected Erdogan’s references to Kashmir at the UN General Assembly.
New Delhi also criticized an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation contact group’s comments on Jammu and Kashmir as unwarranted and factually incorrect.
- Who
- The Indian government, responding to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s remarks.
- What
- India rejected references to Jammu and Kashmir and said no external party has a role in the issue.
- When
- The remarks were made during Erdogan’s recent United Nations General Assembly address; India responded on Tuesday.
- Where
- The response was issued at a Ministry of External Affairs briefing in New Delhi.
- Why
- India said Jammu and Kashmir concerns its territorial integrity, sovereignty, and internal matters.
- Responding country
- India
- Foreign leader
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
- Issue
- References to Jammu and Kashmir
- Indian position
- No external party has locus standi on the issue
- Location of response
- New Delhi
- Responding institution
- India’s Ministry of External Affairs
- Related criticism
- India rejected references in an Organisation of Islamic Cooperation contact group communique