Organisation of Islamic Cooperation

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) is the second largest inter-governmental organization after the United Nations with a membership of 57 states.
The majority of its member states are Muslim-majority countries, while others have significant Muslim populations, including several African and South American countries.
India is neither a member nor an observer of the OIC.
The organization is the collective voice of the Muslim world to ensure and safeguard their interest on economic socio and political areas.
Under its charter, the OIC aims at promoting Islamic solidarity and co-operation among its Member and Observer States in the political, economic, social, cultural, humanitarian, scientific and related spheres.
The OIC has observer status at the United Nations, on a reciprocal basis, and it co-operates with the United Nations in all areas of concern, including support to the Governments of Member States in their efforts to promote the economic and social development of their countries and peoples.
Its Headquarters is in Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

India called on the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation to not allow vested interests like Pakistan to “subvert” the grouping”s platform for anti-India propaganda through biased and one-sided resolutions.
The strong comments by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) came in response to the OIC secretary-general proposing to send a delegation to Jammu and Kashmir in line with relevant resolutions by the grouping’s council of foreign ministers.
In the past, the OIC has criticised India over the Kashmir issue.
On its part, New Delhi has always been asserting that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of the country and that the OIC has no locus standi in matters internal to India.

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