India on Monday strongly rejected anti-India references in resolutions adopted at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Baghdad, describing them as “malicious, biased, and false” and accusing Pakistan of using the organisation to pursue its “bigoted agenda”.
In a statement, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) expressed disappointment that the OIC had once again allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan, alleging that the references to India had been orchestrated by Islamabad. The references to India are malicious, biased, and false, and have been orchestrated by Pakistan. The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. “This is in stark contrast to the situation in PoJK, where Pakistan has unleashed violence, repression and brutality on civilian protesters, killing scores of them, including women and children.
“We categorically reject the anti-India references in the resolutions of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Baghdad on October 17-18, 2026. The ministry also highlighted what it described as significant economic progress in Jammu and Kashmir since the abrogation of Article 370, citing infrastructure development, tourism and improved connectivity as areas delivering direct benefits to residents.
We are disappointed that the OIC has once again allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan for its bigoted agenda,” the MEA said. Reiterating its position on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, the MEA said the OIC had no authority to comment on matters that fall strictly within India’s internal jurisdiction. “As we have said in the past, the OIC has no locus standi whatsoever to comment on matters that are strictly internal to India. Politically motivated propaganda can never alter this reality,” the statement said. No amount of media blackout has been able to hide these grave violations of human rights,” the ministry said. “Other fabricated and hostile references against India in the OIC resolutions, including insinuations related to Islamophobia, are nothing but a desperate attempt by Pakistan to divert international attention from its own appalling record of minority persecution and sectarian violence, apart from governance failure and political instability,” the statement added. The ministry said the OIC’s repeated endorsement of what it described as “patently malicious propaganda and narratives” promoted by Pakistan raised serious questions about the organisation’s credibility and integrity.
