India on Monday rejected the OIC’s resolution on Jammu and Kashmir, calling its references “malicious, biased and false”. The foreign ministry said the 57-nation grouping had let Pakistan misuse it for a “bigoted agenda”.
India rejects OIC Jammu Kashmir resolution: the MEA “categorically rejected” the anti-India references adopted at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Baghdad on October 17–18.
Updated: October 20, 2026, 10:00 IST
Quick Read
- The MEA “categorically rejected” anti-India references in resolutions adopted at the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Baghdad on October 17–18, it said in a statement on Monday, October 19.
- India said the OIC has “no locus standi whatsoever” on the matter, and called Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “integral and inalienable” parts of India.
- The statement contrasted J&K’s growth since Article 370’s removal — infrastructure, tourism, connectivity — with “violence, repression and brutality” against protesters in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.
What is the OIC? It’s the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation, a grouping of 57 Muslim-majority countries. India is not a member. Its Council of Foreign Ministers held its 52nd session in Iraq’s capital, Baghdad, on October 17 and 18 — and the resolutions it passed there included references to Jammu and Kashmir and to Islamophobia that New Delhi found unacceptable.
What the statement said
The MEA pulled no punches. “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,” the ministry said. “The references to India are malicious, biased, and false, and have been orchestrated by Pakistan. We are disappointed that the OIC has once again allowed itself to be misused by Pakistan for its bigoted agenda.”
On jurisdiction, the line was blunt: “the OIC has no locus standi whatsoever to comment on matters that are strictly internal to India. The Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India. Politically motivated propaganda can never alter this reality.” All quotes are from the MEA statement issued on October 19, as reported by the New Indian Express and the Times of India.
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The PoJK counter-punch
The statement didn’t stop at rejection. It turned the mirror on Pakistan. “Over the past years since the abrogation of Art 370, Jammu and Kashmir has seen significant economic growth and benefits accruing directly to its people through infrastructure development, tourism and connectivity,” the MEA said.
Then came the contrast: “This is in stark contrast to the situation in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir, 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.”
What remains unresolved
The MEA also spelt out what it sees as the only real issues left on the table: “Pakistan vacating from areas under its illegal and forcible occupation and ceasing its continued support to cross-border terrorism,” The Tribune reported.
India also rejected the resolutions’ references to Islamophobia in the same statement. The sharpness of the language — “malicious”, “bigoted agenda”, “no locus standi whatsoever” — matches how strongly New Delhi has pushed back on OIC statements in the past. The 57-member grouping meets again next year; the Baghdad resolutions will not change anything on the ground.
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FAQ
### What is the OIC, and what happened in Baghdad?
The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation is a 57-member grouping of Muslim-majority countries. Its Council of Foreign Ministers held its 52nd session in Baghdad on October 17–18, 2026, and passed resolutions carrying references to Jammu and Kashmir and Islamophobia that India rejected.
### Why does India say the OIC can’t comment on Kashmir?
Because, in the MEA’s words, the grouping has “no locus standi whatsoever” on matters strictly internal to India. New Delhi calls Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh “integral and inalienable” parts of the country.
### Did India reject anything else in the resolutions?
Yes. Along with the Jammu and Kashmir references, India also rejected references to Islamophobia in the same OIC resolutions, The Tribune reported.
The Baghdad session closed on October 18. India’s rejection came the next day, October 19 — before the resolutions had even had a full day to circulate.
