Overview

• In a UN General Assembly address, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan urged a dialogue-based solution for Kashmir grounded in UN resolutions and welcomed the ceasefire after this year’s India–Pakistan clashes.
• India rejected the remarks, with MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stating that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and criticizing Ankara for not naming Pakistan’s use of cross‑border terrorism.
• Erdoğan has repeatedly highlighted Kashmir in global forums since 2019 and restated that position during a visit to Islamabad earlier this year.
• Reports on the earlier escalation recall that India launched Operation Sindoor after the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, with fighting subsiding following a ceasefire.
• Mint has reported allegations that Turkey supplied drones and sent operatives to assist Pakistan during the clashes; these claims remain unverified but have fueled calls for boycotts in India.