NEW DELHI: Amid strained diplomatic relations, India on Thursday called on Turkiye to understand that bilateral ties must be built on mutual respect and sensitivity to each other’s core concerns, and asked it to press Pakistan to dismantle its decades-old terror infrastructure and halt support for cross-border terrorism.
“We expect Turkiye to strongly urge Pakistan to end its support to cross-border terrorism and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem it has harboured for decades,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said He added: “relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns.”
This statement comes in the context of tensions between India and Turkiye, exacerbated by Ankara’s criticism of Indian military strikes on terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. India has also been closely monitoring and critical of Pakistan's deployment of Turkish-origin drones during heightened border tensions.
Jaiswal also addressed the recent decision by India’s Bureau of Civil Aviation Security to revoke the security clearance of Çelebi Aviation Pvt Ltd, a Turkish-founded company operating ground services at nine Indian airports. While noting that the matter had been raised with Turkish diplomats in New Delhi, Jaiswal clarified: “The Çelebi matter has been discussed with the Turkish Embassy here. But I understand that this particular decision was taken by the Civil Aviation Security...”
Answering another question of Chinese support to Pakistan, Jaiswal said China is well aware that “mutual trust and mutual sensitivity” remain the basis of the ties. Jaiswal spoke about the phone call between national security advisor Ajit Doval and Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on May 10.
“Our NSA and the Chinese Foreign Minister and Special Representative on Boundary Issue Wang Yi had spoken to each other on 10th May 2025, when NSA conveyed India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan,” Jaiswal said.
Jaiswal added, “The Chinese side is well aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations.”
Bangladesh told to expedite nationality verification
As India cracks whip on illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, MEA spokesperson said that India has urged Bangladesh to expedite the “nationality verification of its nationals” so that the deportations can take place faster. Several states have begun the process of identifying Bangladeshis staying illegally in various parts, as a part of an exercise to deport the immigrants. Several states have initiated efforts to identify Bangladeshi nationals residing illegally in different regions as part of a broader exercise aimed at deporting undocumented immigrants.