India rebuffs Erdogan's UN remarks on Kashmir, says Turkey lacks standing

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan referenced the Kashmir issue in his United Nations General Assembly address, urging that it be resolved through dialogue under the UN Charter, a stance he has voiced in earlier UN sessions and during a 2025 visit to Pakistan. India’s Ministry of External Affairs, through spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, condemned the comments as unwarranted references to the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Jaiswal emphasized that the dispute is a matter of India's sovereignty and territorial integrity and that no foreign nation possesses locus standi to intervene. He reaffirmed India's unchanged position that the issue is bilateral with Pakistan and that third-party mediation is unnecessary. India also lodged a formal protest with the Turkish ambassador in Delhi. The exchange underscores persistent diplomatic tension over the contested region.