Why The Hindu is trending in India

What happened in Baghdad

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Council of Foreign Ministers met in Baghdad on 17–18 October 2026 and adopted resolutions that included anti-India references. India responded a day later, on 19 October 2026, through the Ministry of External Affairs.

The MEA rejected those references outright and said they were orchestrated by Pakistan. India’s response has driven searches because it was a direct, public rebuttal of statements linked to Kashmir and other allegations raised at the meeting.

India’s position on Kashmir

India said the OIC has no authority to comment on matters that are strictly within India’s domestic jurisdiction. It reiterated that Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh are integral and inalienable parts of India.

The MEA also said the remaining issues related to Jammu & Kashmir are Pakistan vacating areas under what India calls its illegal occupation and ending support for cross-border terrorism. India framed the OIC statements as politically motivated and not credible.

Why the OIC statement matters

The dispute involves the Government of India, the MEA, the OIC grouping and Pakistan. India accused Pakistan of using the organisation to advance its Kashmir-related agenda and said the OIC had allowed itself to be misused for Pakistan’s bigoted agenda.

The available reports do not provide the full text, number or individual titles of all resolutions adopted in Baghdad. What is clear is that India objected to the anti-India language, especially on Kashmir and related allegations, and publicly challenged the legitimacy of those remarks.

What to watch next

As of 20 October 2026, the main thing to watch is whether there is any further official response from the MEA, Pakistan, or the OIC after India’s rejection. So far, the public record in the cited reports focuses on India’s rebuttal rather than on a detailed follow-up from the meeting.

If more details emerge, they are likely to centre on the wording of the Baghdad resolutions and whether the OIC or its member states respond to India’s objections. For now, the search interest is being driven by the timing of the MEA’s statement immediately after the Baghdad meeting.

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Researched automatically from live news and written by Simpledot's AI; facts are limited to what the sources above report as of the published time. Spot an error? Tell us.