NEW DELHI: India on Thursday said it expects Turkey and China, both countries with close ties to Pakistan, to urge Islamabad to end its support for cross-border terrorism. Addressing a question about India-Turkey relations, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, said that “relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns.“Pakistan used Turkish drones and China-made missiles during its repeated attempts to escalate tensions after India’s Operation Sindoor.Also read: Indian air defence renders Turkish drones ineffective“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. Relations are built on the basis of sensitivities to each other’s concerns,” Jaiswal said during his weekly briefing.He also said that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval spoke to Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on May 10, days after India had launched Operation Sindoor targeting terror infrastrucutre in Pakistan and Pakistan-occuiped Kashmir. Jaiswal added that the NSA had conveyed to China “India’s resolute stance against cross-border terrorism emanating from Pakistan”.“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. The Chinese side is well aware that mutual trust, mutual respect and mutual sensitivity remain the basis of India-China relations,” he said.
