India Urges Turkey to Press Pakistan on Ending Terror Support

India said on Thursday that it expects Turkey to “actively encourage” Pakistan to cease its support to cross-border terrorism and take action against its terrorist ecosystem.

“We expect Turkey 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,” the Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said.

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“Relations are built based on sensitivities to each other’s concerns,” he added.

Responding to a question regarding the Bureau of Civil Aviation Security cancelling the security clearance of Turkish-founded Çelebi Aviation Pvt Ltd, which provides ground-based services at 9 airports, Jaiswal said that the matter had been addressed with the Turkish Embassy in India.

"Celebi matter has been discussed with the Turkish Embassy here. But I understand that this particular decision was taken by the Civil Aviation Security..." he said.

The comments come in the backdrop of a tense relationship between India and Turkey, sparked by Turkey’s comments opposing India’s strikes targeting terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Pakistan also used Turkish drones extensively during its military conflict with India.

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During the press briefing on Thursday, Jaiswal also commented on national security advisor Ajit Doval’s call with Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on 10 May.

“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.

"The Chinese side is well aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations," he added.

During their call, Doval had told Wang that war was not India’s option but that New Delhi needed to take counter-terrorism action, in the wake of the Pahalgam attack, according to the state-run Chinese news agency Xinhua.

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