India Rejects OIC Remarks on Jammu and Kashmir, Questions Group’s Credibility
New Delhi Says OIC Has No Locus Standi on Matters It Considers Internal; Calls for Pakistan to Address Terrorism-Related Concerns New Delhi, September 23, 2026 (SDNA): India has strongly rejected references made to the country in a joint communiqué issued by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir, describing the remarks as unwarranted and factually incorrect. The Ministry of External Affairs said that the OIC has no locus standi to comment on matters that India considers strictly internal. The response came after the OIC Contact Group discussed Jammu and Kashmir on the sidelines of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly in New York. India Rejects OIC’s Intervention According to the Indian government, repeated references...