Ties based on sensitivities to each other’s concerns: India on Turkey backing Pak

In a strong message to Turkey over its support to Pakistan in recent times, the Government of India said on Thursday that New Delhi expects Ankara to encourage Pakistan to address the problem of cross-border terrorism emanating from it.

New Delhi also asked Turkey to dissuade Pakistan from using terrorism as an instrument of state policy and take credible and verifiable actions against the terror ecosystem that Islamabad and Rawalpindi have harboured for decades.

As ties between India and Turkey have taken a hit with Ankara's tilt towards Pakistan after the terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, India made it clear that relations between two countries are built on mutual respect and sensitivities of each other's concerns.