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India Rejects Erdogan’s UN Kashmir Remarks, Cites Shimla Deal
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- India rejected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's mention of Jammu and Kashmir at the UN General Assembly.
- India's Ministry of External Affairs said the issue concerns India's territorial integrity.
- The ministry cited the 1972 Shimla Agreement as the legal basis.
- Erdogan urged all South Asian disputes, including Kashmir, be settled through dialogue under the UN Charter on Sep 22 2026.
- India-Turkey ties have soured since the April 2025 Pahalgam terror attack and India's Operation Sindoor in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.