‘Malicious’: India rejects OIC resolutions, accuses Pakistan of pushing ‘bigoted agenda’
New Delhi: India on Monday rejected references to the country in resolutions adopted at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Baghdad on October 17-18, 2026.
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) accused Pakistan of using the organisation to push its agenda. It questioned the OIC’s credibility over its support for Pakistan’s claims.
“The references to India are malicious, biased, and false, and have been orchestrated by Pakistan,” the ministry said.
MEA questions OIC credibility
The MEA said the OIC’s repeated endorsement of malicious propaganda and narratives promoted by Pakistan raised serious questions about its credibility and integrity.
“We hope its members would do better and reform this organization.”
“We are disappointed that the OIC has once again allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan for its bigoted agenda.”
The ministry reiterated that the OIC had no locus standi to comment on matters strictly internal to India.
India reaffirms territorial position
The statement reaffirmed India’s position on Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. It also cited development since the abrogation of Article 370.
“The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. Politically motivated propaganda can never alter this reality. Over the past years since the abrogation of Artice 370, Jammu & Kashmir has seen significant economic growth and benefits accruing directly to its people through infrastructure development, tourism and connectivity. 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. No amount of media blackout has been able to hide these grave violations of human rights.”
Pakistan faces sharp criticism
The MEA said the remaining issues concerning Jammu and Kashmir involved Pakistan vacating territories under its illegal and forcible occupation and ending its support for cross-border terrorism.
The ministry also rejected other references to India in the resolutions, including allegations related to Islamophobia.
“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 instabilty.”