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India Today
14-05-2025
- Politics
- India Today
Turkish broadcaster's X account blocked in India for spreading misinformation
India on Wednesday blocked the X handle of Turkish public broadcaster, TRT World, for reportedly sharing and spreading misinformation. When netizens try to access TRT World's page on the microblogging platform, they got the message: "Account withheld. @trtworld has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand."The ban comes after the Ministry of External Affairs' (MEA) observation of Turkey's support for Pakistan during Operation Sindoor – India's military response to the Pahalgam terror attack. Meanwhile, TRT World's website and Instagram account remain development coincides with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan's post proclaiming, 'Long live Pakistan-Turkey friendship!'X accounts of China's Global Times, Xinhua blocked Similarly, the accounts of China's Global Times and Xinhua have also been blocked in India. This comes after the Global Times published a report claiming that Pakistan had shot down another Indian fighter jet in retaliation for Indian airstrikes, citing Pakistani military sources and attributing the report to Xinhua.'This is the third Indian fighter jet that has been shot down in response to the overnight strikes, said the military sources: Xinhua,' Global Times had Indian Embassy in Beijing swiftly responded, urging Global Times to fact-check its content and sources before disseminating such disinformation. 'Dear Global Times, we would recommend you verify your facts and cross-examine your sources before pushing out this kind of disinformation,' it said in a action follows another diplomatic strain after China released Chinese names for locations in Arunachal Pradesh, a region it claims as part of southern Tibet. India strongly rejected the move, reiterating that Arunachal Pradesh "was, is, and will always remain an integral part of India."'We have noticed that China has persisted with its vain and preposterous attempts to name places in the Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh. Consistent with our principled position, we reject such attempts categorically,' External Affairs Ministry Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal Times is an English-language tabloid affiliated with the Chinese Communist Party's People's Daily, while Xinhua is China's state-run news Watch IN THIS STORY#Operation Sindoor#India-Pakistan#India-China
NDTV
09-05-2025
- Politics
- NDTV
Turkey's Role In Focus After Pakistan's Military Escalation Against India
New Delhi: Pakistan's massive escalation along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir and the International Border in other states had a Turkish link. 300-400 drones provided by Turkey were used by Pakistan to target both military and civilian areas in India. The drones were used to carry out multiple intrusions and violations of Indian airspace along the entire western border - from Leh in Ladakh to Sir Creek in Gujarat - at 36 locations, the government said at a special press briefing on Operation Sindoor. Of the nearly 400 drones sent by Pakistan, "the Indian armed forces brought down a number of these drones using kinetic and non-kinetic means," the government said, adding that the drone debris is being investigated by forensic experts. Initial forensic evidence of the drone debris suggests that these were 'Asis Guard Songar' drones of Turkey, the government noted. Turkey, which has neither condemned the terror attack on civilians in Jammu and Kashmir, nor sent its condolences to the families of Indian tourists killed by Pakistan-linked terrorists, has instead completely backed Pakistan. Turkey's messaging and actions raises suspicion of its open backing of terrorists and terror motives. Here are a list of Turkish actions that cast a shadow on its intentions: Turkey has, for long, supported Pakistan morally, economically, and militarily. It has been a strong supporter of Pakistan's communal narrative of the Two-Nation Theory, as well as Islamabad and Rawalpindi's narrative of Kashmir. Hours after the Pahalgam terror attack, which was carried out by The Resistance Front, a shadow arm of the UN-banned terror outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif - the only global leader to meet the Pakistani prime minister. After the meeting, Shehbaz Sharif expressed gratitude for Turkey's "unwavering support" over Kashmir. Immediately after the Pahalgam terror attack, while the world stood in solidarity with India, Turkey reportedly sent a vast amount of military assets to Pakistan to help a worried Islamabad stock up against any action that India planned to take against the "terrorists and their backers". Six Turkish military aircraft reportedly arrived in Pakistan allegedly with Turkey-made weapons and military equipment - reports of which have been denied by Ankara. Turkey could not deny the presence of its C-130 aircraft military aircraft as it was picked up by global air surveillance systems, but denied that there were any weapons sent. "A cargo plane from Turkiye landed in Pakistan for refuelling," Ankara said in a statement. Days later, Turkey also sent one of its naval warship - the TCG Bykada (F-512), a corvette - to "brother-nation" Pakistan's Karachi Port in an aggressive military posturing favouring Islamabad over New Delhi. Turkey called it a "routine port call", while Pakistan called it a "goodwill visit". After India carried out its 'Operation Sindoor', where precision missile strikes targeted terrorist infrastructure and terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), Turkey was the only country to side-up with the Pakistani narrative and even express its solidarity with Pakistan. According to a statement from the Turkish presidency, President Erdogan spoke with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, conveying Turkey's solidarity with Pakistan and Ankara's support to Islamabad in handling of the situation after India's Operation Sindoor. Describing India's precision strikes against Pakistani terror camps as "martyrdom of numerous civilians", President Erdogan said, "I pray for Allah's mercy for our brothers who lost their lives in the attacks, and I extend my condolences to the brotherly people and state of Pakistan." On the intervening night of May 8 and 9, 300-400 Turkish-made drones launched by Pakistan violated the Indian airspace in order to "possibly to test India's air defence systems, to gather intelligence," India said at the press conference today. "These provocative and escalatory actions taken by Pakistan last night were targeted at Indian cities, civilian infrastructure, as well as some military targets," Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said. Last year, Pakistan's official purchase of Turkish arms and ammunition stood at $5.16 million. However in the last few years, Turkey has become Pakistan's crucial defence partner. Besides the Asis Guard Songar drones mentioned today, Turkey has been providing Pakistan with its Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones for enhanced surveillance. Ankara is also providing Islamabad with advanced naval assets - four MILGEM-class corvettes, two of which - PNS Khyber and PNS Babur, were built in Istanbul and have been delivered, and two which are currently being built at the Karachi Shipyard - PNS Tariq and PNS Badr. The growing alliance between Turkey and Pakistan, especially over incidents of terrorism and Islamabad's Kashmir narrative, is being watched closely by India.
India Today
06-05-2025
- Business
- India Today
What are Turkish warship, military planes doing in Pakistan amid war fears?
The Pakistan-sponsored terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 Indians, has pushed Islamabad-New Delhi tensions to a boiling point. Anticipating military action from India, Pakistan appeared visibly panicked and disoriented. Amid these tense circumstances, Turkish military assets, six military aircraft and a warship visited Pakistan, Ankara's "brother". The reports of Turkey aiding Pakistan came even as a report suggested that Pakistan had just four days of ammunition to fight a often referred to as a "brotherly nation" by Pakistani leaders, reaffirmed its support for Pakistan after the terror attack on India. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoan met Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif just hours after the Pahalgam attack, which was carried out by The Resistance Front (TRF), a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), a front for the Islamic Republic's intelligence agency, the Sharif, after the meeting, expressed gratitude for Turkey's "unwavering support", particularly on the Kashmir issue. Turkey has consistently backed Pakistan on the Kashmir issue, reiterated by President Erdogan in 2025, which India has condemned, seeing it as an attack on its sovereignty and territorial visits of Turkish military assets to Pakistan have sparked speculation about Ankara's role in the brewing regional some experts see the Turkish warship and military planes in Pakistan as natural, given their convergence on Islamisation and deep defence cooperation. Pakistan's imports from Turkey of arms and ammunition, parts and accessories were $5.16 million in 2024, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade. advertisementTURKISH WARSHIP DOCKS IN KARACHI. A STRATEGIC SIGNAL?The Pakistan Navy on Sunday said that the Turkish Navy warship TCG Bykada (F-512), a corvette, had arrived at Karachi port. It described it as a "goodwill visit", while Turkey called it a routine port warship is expected to be docked in Karachi till May 7, according to Turkish warship docked in Karachi a day after Turkish Ambassador Irfan Neziroglu met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to express "Ankara's solidarity with Pakistan"."Turkish Navy Ship TCG Bykada arrived at Karachi Port on a goodwill visit. The ship was welcomed by officials of the Turkish and Pakistani Navies. The crew of TCG Bykada will engage in professional interactions with Pakistan Navy personnel. The visit aims to enhance understanding and strengthen cooperation between the two navies," the Director General of Public Relations of the Pakistani Navy, posted on X on Sunday."Goodwill visit of TCG Bykada stands as testament to the ever-strengthening maritime collaboration between Pakistan and Trkiye. It reflects deep-rooted mutual trust and strategic partnership between two brotherly nations, anchored in centuries-old historical and cultural ties," the post added. Reacting to the development, Pakistani journalist Ahmed Quraishi said that the docking was more than a "courtesy call"."The Turkish warship TCG BYKADA just docked in Karachi, Pakistan's business hub and key naval port. Amid tensions with India, this likely isn't just a courtesy call. The stealthy corvette packs anti-ship missiles, torpedoes, air defence systems and a helicopter deck for anti-submarine ops. With tensions rising and Indian talk of a Karachi blockade, Turkey's visit signals strategic solidarity with Pakistan," Quraishi posted on journalist Ragp Soylu said that the visits shouldn't be read as Turkey taking a side amid rising tensions in the Indian subcontinent."Turkey has regular military engagements, drills, visits, decades-long defence industry and training cooperation with Pakistan," he C-130 IN PAKISTAN DID NOT DELIVER ARMS: ANKARAThe docking of Turkish Navy warship TCG Bykada (F-512) comes a week after an Air Force C-130 aircraft from Ankara landed in Karachi. Unverified reports, however, suggest there were six of landing of the Lockheed lifter last week fuelled speculation of Pakistan getting military help, amid heightened tensions with C-130 is a military transport aircraft used for rapid deployment of troops, equipment, and humanitarian a section of the Pakistani media reported that the aircraft carried combat equipment, a claim that remains unverified and denied by Turkish authorities. Some posts on social media said that it was not just one aircraft that landed in six additional Turkish military transport planes arrived at a military airbase in Islamabad," reported Global Village Space, a news portal by the Columbia University Alumni Club of Pakistan, run by British-Pakistani geostrategic expert and YouTuber Moeed Presidency's Directorate of Communications refuted claims of arms deliveries, stating no such shipments occurred."A cargo plane from Turkiye landed in Pakistan for refuelling. It then continued on its route," the statement said, adding that "speculative news made outside the statements of authorised persons and institutions should not be relied upon".Meanwhile, news agency ANI reported that Pakistan's military is facing a shortage of artillery ammunition reserves and concluded it could sustain combat for only four days."Good to see that TurkishC130 Hercules transport aircraft with military cargo landing in Pakistan are being noticed in India. Turkey has been arming Pakistan with openly anti-India rhetoric. We usually only discuss China," academic and foreign policy expert Swasti Rao wrote on AND SECURITY, CORNERSTONE OF TURKEY-PAKISTAN RELATIONSTurkey and Pakistan share a robust strategic partnership, with defence, security cooperation and the Islamic brotherhood as a General Mandip Singh (retired), a senior fellow at the New Delhi-based Manohar Parrikar Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses (IDSA), said, "The arrival of a Turkish naval ship in Karachi should not raise eyebrows... After all, Turkish military support to Pakistan has been on the upswing in the last five years. Ten percent of Turkish arms exports are to Pakistan alone".Since the 1950s, bilateral agreements like the 1980 Defence Cooperation Agreement have facilitated joint military exercises, arms transfers, and technology has emerged as a key supplier amid Pakistan's Western arms has supplied Pakistan with advanced weaponry, including four MILGEM-class corvettes -- PNS Babur and PNS Khyber (delivered in 2022) constructed in Istanbul, and PNS Badr and PNS Tariq to be built at the Karachi uses the Turkish Bayraktar TB2 and Akinci drones for previously upgraded the avionics of Pakistan's F-16s, according to 2016 High-Level Military Dialogue Group formalised collaboration, and led to the co-development of projects like the KAAN fighter 2021, Turkey and Pakistan signed a defence agreement for joint arms 2024, high-level Turkish delegations visited Pakistan to explore the joint development of beyond-visual range air-to-air missiles (BVRAAMs) like Turkey's Gokdogan, said also supports Islamabad in intelligence sharing and "counterterrorism".Based on the uptick in defence cooperation between Islamabad and Ankara, Major General Singh (retired) said, "We should see the military-to-military cooperation deepen even further in the coming weeks and months".With tensions between India and Pakistan flaring after the April 22 Pahalgam attack, the Turkish military has moved into Karachi and has raised eyebrows. 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