ORGANISATION OF ISLAMIC COOPERATION (OIC)

Current Context: Recently, India rejected references made to it at the OIC Foreign Ministers’ meeting in Turkey (22–23 June 2025) as “unwarranted and factually incorrect,” citing misuse by Pakistan and lack of locus standi on India’s internal issues like Jammu & Kashmir.

ABOUT OIC:

• Genesis: Founded in 1969 at the Rabat Summit, Morocco.
• Headquarters: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.
• Membership: 57 member states across four continents—second largest intergovernmental body after the UN.
• Role: Represents the collective voice of the Muslim world.