India rejects OIC's Baghdad resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir, blames Pakistan
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India on October 19, 2026 rejected OIC resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir adopted in Baghdad, calling them 'malicious, biased and false'.
What Happened
India on Monday, 19 October 2026, rejected resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir adopted by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) at the 52nd session of its Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Baghdad, Iraq, on 17 and 18 October. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said the references to India were "malicious, biased and false" and had been orchestrated by Pakistan, and that the OIC has "no locus standi whatsoever" to comment on matters that are internal to India.
Key Facts
- The OIC Council of Foreign Ministers held its 52nd session in Baghdad on 17-18 October 2026.
- Resolutions adopted there included references to Jammu and Kashmir.
- The MEA responded on 19 October 2026, calling the references "malicious, biased and false".
- The ministry said the OIC had once again allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan for what it called a "bigoted agenda".
- It said Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India.
- The MEA said the only issues remaining were Pakistan vacating areas it holds in what India calls illegal occupation, and ending support for cross-border terrorism.
- No response from Pakistan or the OIC to India's statement had been reported by Monday evening.
Why It Matters
The OIC is a grouping of mostly Muslim-majority countries that meets regularly at the level of foreign ministers. Its statements on Kashmir are not binding, but they carry diplomatic weight because they speak for a large bloc of states. India's government has long held that Kashmir is a bilateral matter with Pakistan, or an internal one, and that third parties and groupings have no role in it.
India's reply follows a familiar pattern. When the OIC has adopted texts on Kashmir in past years, the MEA has rejected them and accused Pakistan of using the grouping against India. This time the language was sharper: by calling the agenda "bigoted" and questioning the OIC's "credibility and integrity", according to reports of the statement, the ministry signalled that it sees repeated endorsement of Pakistan's position as damaging to the grouping itself.
The statement also turned the focus back on Pakistan. It demanded that Pakistan leave the parts of Kashmir it administers, and, according to reports, said Islamabad had used violence and repression against civilian protesters there. This is a standard element of India's response: it presents the dispute as one of territory held by Pakistan and of cross-border terrorism, rather than of the situation inside Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir.
For India's diplomacy, the task is to keep working ties with individual OIC member states, several of them important trade and energy partners, while rejecting statements the grouping adopts as a whole. India's past practice has been to treat the two separately.
| Point | OIC resolutions (Baghdad, 17-18 October) | India's response (19 October) |
|---|---|---|
| On Kashmir | Included references to Jammu and Kashmir | "Malicious, biased and false" |
| On Pakistan | Adopted with Pakistan's backing, India says | OIC "misused by Pakistan" |
| On standing | Claims a role in the issue | OIC has "no locus standi" |
Impact
Short-term: The exchange is likely to bring a reply from Pakistan, as similar statements have in the past, and adds to strains between the two neighbours.
Long-term: The dispute is unlikely to change India's bilateral ties with major OIC members, but it keeps Kashmir on the agenda of multilateral forums, where India rejects any role for third parties.
Who is affected: India's foreign policy establishment; Pakistan, which raises Kashmir at the OIC; OIC member states balancing ties with both countries; and people in Jammu and Kashmir, whose region remains the subject of the dispute.
Key Takeaway
India has rejected the OIC's Baghdad resolutions on Jammu and Kashmir as "malicious, biased and false", saying the grouping has no standing on matters internal to India.
Questions and Answers
Why did India reject the OIC resolution on Jammu and Kashmir?
The Ministry of External Affairs said on 19 October 2026 that the references to Jammu and Kashmir in resolutions adopted at the OIC foreign ministers' meeting in Baghdad were "malicious, biased and false", were orchestrated by Pakistan, and concerned matters internal to India on which the OIC has no standing.
Where and when did the OIC adopt the resolutions?
At the 52nd session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers, held in Baghdad, Iraq, on 17 and 18 October 2026.
What is the OIC?
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is an international grouping of mostly Muslim-majority countries. Its foreign ministers meet at sessions of the Council of Foreign Ministers, where they adopt resolutions on issues members raise.
What did India ask Pakistan to do?
The MEA said the only remaining issues are Pakistan vacating the areas of Kashmir it holds, which India calls illegal occupation, and ending its support for cross-border terrorism.
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