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India Rejects Erdogan's Kashmir Remarks at UNGA, Cites No External Locus Standi
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Moneycontrol•29-09-2026, 19:32
India Rejects Erdogan's Kashmir Remarks at UNGA, Cites No External Locus Standi
- •India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) firmly rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's recent comments on Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly.
- •MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that no external party has any locus standi on matters concerning India's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
- •Erdogan had called for disputes in South Asia, including Kashmir, to be resolved through dialogue under the UN Charter and relevant resolutions.
- •This marks the seventh time since 2019 that Erdogan has raised the Kashmir issue at the UNGA, following India's 2019 decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special constitutional status.
- •India consistently maintains that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country and that differences with Pakistan should be resolved bilaterally, contingent on an end to cross-border terrorism.
Key Questions Answered
The Ministry of External Affairs strongly rejected Turkey's reference to Jammu and Kashmir, stating that no external party has any locus standi on matters concerning India's territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Turkish President Erdogan has raised the Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly seven times since 2019, following India's decision to revoke Jammu and Kashmir's special constitutional status.
India maintains that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of the country and insists that differences with Pakistan should be resolved bilaterally under the 1972 Shimla Agreement, while linking meaningful dialogue to an end to cross-border terrorism.
