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The Ministry of External Affairs stated that the issue concerns India's territorial integrity and sovereignty, and no external party has any standing on the matter.","category":"Politics","area":"India","publishedAt":"2026-09-29T15:25:30.781Z","sourceReportedAt":"2026-09-29T14:59:06.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-09-29T15:25:30.781Z","readTime":"3 min read","scores":{"trust":68,"critic":87,"hype":30,"notes":{"trust":"Trust 68: multiple independent outlets and named MEA spokesperson provide corroborated statements, but no documents or figures cited.","critic":"Critic 87: clear attribution, quotes from both sides, reasons given, specific names and dates, cohesive reporting.","hype":"Hype 30: language is factual with mild emphasis; no clickbait or exaggerated headlines."}},"tags":["#Kashmir","#India","#Turkey","#Erdogan","#UNGA","#ForeignPolicy"],"entities":["Recep Tayyip Erdogan","Randhir Jaiswal","United Nations General Assembly","Jammu and Kashmir","India","Turkey"],"body":[{"type":"key_takeaways","items":["Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the Kashmir issue during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on September 29, 2026.","India's Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal rejected Erdogan's remarks as \"unwarranted references\" to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.","Jaiswal stated that no external party has locus standi on the issue, as it pertains to India's territorial integrity and sovereignty.","Erdogan had previously mentioned Kashmir at the UNGA on September 22, 2026, calling for dialogue to resolve South Asian disputes."]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan raised the issue of Kashmir during his address to the 81st United Nations General Assembly on September 29, 2026. In response, India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated that no external party has locus standi on the matter. Jaiswal described Erdogan's references to the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as \"unwarranted\" during a bi-weekly press briefing in New Delhi on Tuesday."},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Jaiswal asserted that the issue of Jammu and Kashmir is a matter of India's territorial integrity and sovereignty. He added that any references to it by external parties are rejected. Erdogan had previously spoken about Kashmir at the UNGA on September 22, 2026, suggesting that disputes in South Asia, including Kashmir, should be addressed through dialogue within the framework of the UN Charter and relevant resolutions."},{"type":"heading","text":"Coverage comparison"},{"type":"heading","text":"What the coverage left out"},{"type":"paragraph","text":"None of the reports printed below mention the date of Erdogan's previous address to the UN General Assembly in September 2025, only that he had spoken about Kashmir then. The full reports from Times of India and Hindustan Times state that Erdogan previously mentioned Kashmir at the UNGA on September 22, 2026. No left-rated outlet ran this story."}],"basedOn":[{"sourceName":"Sangbad Pratidin","url":"https://sangbadpratidin.in/india/india-rejects-turkish-president-erdogans-kashmir-remarks-at-unga/pid/1362167","headline":"Raising Kashmir Issue at UN! 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