Jawaharlal Nehru College has suspended its Memorandum of Understanding with Turkey’s Inonu College, citing nationwide safety considerations. The transfer is available in response to Ankara’s public assist for Pakistan in its latest battle with India.
Saying the choice on its official X deal with, JNU wrote, “Because of Nationwide Safety issues, the MoU between JNU and Inonu College, Türkiye stands suspended till additional discover. JNU stands with the Nation.”
The settlement was signed on Feb. 3, 2025, for 3 years. It was scheduled to proceed until Feb. 2, 2028, based on JNU web site.
The suspension displays a broader shift in India’s tutorial and diplomatic posture as geopolitical tensions escalate.
Because of Nationwide Safety issues, the MoU between JNU and Inonu College, Türkiye stands suspended till additional discover.
JNU stands with the Nation. #NationFirst @rashtrapatibhvn @VPIndia @narendramodi @PMOIndia @AmitShah @DrSJaishankar @MEAIndia @EduMinOfIndia— Jawaharlal Nehru College (JNU) (@JNU_official_50) Might 14, 2025
JNU’s motion comes shortly after the federal government blocked the X accounts of Turkish information broadcaster, TRT World, for peddling propaganda and misinformation towards India.
The motion coincides with a rising sentiment in India favouring a boycott of Turkish merchandise, providers and tourism. Each Turkey and Azerbaijan have drawn sturdy backlash from Indian residents and officers for backing Pakistan and criticising India’s navy response to terror camps throughout the border.
A whole bunch of Indian travellers are cancelling plans to go to Turkey and Azerbaijan following their assist for Pakistan in its battle with India. Over 50% of bookings to those international locations mixed have been cancelled in simply six days amid mounting boycott calls and the suspension of tour packages by journey operators, based on business executives.
Ankara not solely got here out in assist of Islamabad, Turkish drones have been utilized by Pakistan to intrude India’s air house and try strikes at navy and civilian websites between Might 8 and Might 9. The Indian authorities confirmed the drones shot down close to the border have been of Turkish origin, fuelling additional anger.
The scenario escalated after the overseas ministries of each Turkey and Azerbaijan publicly condemned India’s navy operations in Pakistan, even because the worldwide neighborhood largely expressed solidarity with India following the phobia assault in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam.
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