India mends ties with Turkey after year of tension over Pakistan Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 05/08/2026 - 12:19 As regional trade routes shift and the IMEC project faces uncertainty, India and Turkey are exploring a cautious diplomatic reset Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) pictured after the first session of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18 November 2024 (Ludovic Marin/AFP) Off When an Ankara-based Turkish think tank hosted an India-Turkey conference for the first time last year, bringing together experts and officials of the two countries, the mood was optimistic. Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye.Both sides reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations… pic.twitter.com/7nRqnvnR6u— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) April 8, 2026 One factor that helped pave the way for the consultations was Turkey’s decision last year not to respond to incendiary comments by Indian members of parliament or to the government's punitive measures against the aviation and tourism sectors. Diplomacy Ankara News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0 Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 05/08/2026 - 12:19 As regional trade routes shift and the IMEC project faces uncertainty, India and Turkey are exploring a cautious diplomatic reset Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) pictured after the first session of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18 November 2024 (Ludovic Marin/AFP) Off When an Ankara-based Turkish think tank hosted an India-Turkey conference for the first time last year, bringing together experts and officials of the two countries, the mood was optimistic. Diplomacy Ankara News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0 As regional trade routes shift and the IMEC project faces uncertainty, India and Turkey are exploring a cautious diplomatic reset Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (left) and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) pictured after the first session of the G20 Leaders' Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on 18 November 2024 (Ludovic Marin/AFP)OffWhen an Ankara-based Turkish think tank hosted an India-Turkey conference for the first time last year, bringing together experts and officials of the two countries, the mood was optimistic. Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye.Both sides reviewed the full spectrum of bilateral relations… pic.twitter.com/7nRqnvnR6u— Randhir Jaiswal (@MEAIndia) April 8, 2026 One factor that helped pave the way for the consultations was Turkey’s decision last year not to respond to incendiary comments by Indian members of parliament or to the government's punitive measures against the aviation and tourism sectors.