Saudi Arabia Will Call OIC Meeting Regarding Kashmir – Free PDF Download

FOR THE FIRST TIME OIC WILL HAVE A  SPECIAL SITTING ON KASHMIR ISSUE

• Saudi Arabia plans to convene a meeting of the foreign ministers of the Organisation  of Islamic Cooperation on Kashmir
• Meeting will be held in Islamabad

THE MEETING

• The ministerial-level meeting is expected to be held in Islamabad in April 2020.
• The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is expected to hold a meeting to  discuss the situation in Kashmir, as well as the  enactment of Citizenship (Amendment) Act,  2019

REASON

• Pakistan had decided to stay away from the Kuala Lumpur summit of some 20 Muslim  countries reportedly due to pressure exerted  by Riyadh, given that the summit could lead  to the setting up of an organisation parallel to  the existing Saudi-dominated Organisation of  Islamic Cooperation.

ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC  COOPERATION

PRESSURE ON INDIA

• Total 193 countries in United Nations
• 56 countries of OIC are part of United Nations
• So if all of them stress on India to remove restrictions in Kashmir, Indian government will  find it hard to simply ignore this

HOW INDIA SHOULD LOOK AT THIS

 INDIA’S VIEW

• By April 2020 India could try to further normalise the situation in Kashmir valley  so that the OIC countries don’t have a lot  of issues to corner India with

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