India resumes high-level talks with Türkiye

New Delhi and Ankara have held Foreign Office Consultations for the first time since 2022.

India has restarted high-level talks with Türkiye after a gap of four years, the Foreign Ministry in New Delhi has said.

The 12th round of India-Türkiye Foreign Office Consultations (FOC) was held in New Delhi on Wednesday, according to an official statement. The event was co-chaired by Sibi George, Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs, and Berris Ekinci, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Türkiye.

The last FOC round was held in June 2022 in Ankara.

“The discussions focused on areas such as trade and investments, tourism, technology and innovation, energy, cooperation in educational and cultural fields, people-to-people ties, and fight against cross-border terrorism,” the Indian Foreign Ministry said.

12th round of Türkiye-India Political Consultations were held in New Delhi btw the delegations led by Deputy Min. Amb. Berris Ekinci and Amb. Sibi George, Secretary (West) of the MEA of India.

Bilateral relations, as well as current regional & global developments were discussed. pic.twitter.com/ANKdtjv6ft

— Türkiye in India (@TC_YeniDelhiBE) April 8, 2026

A comprehensive review of bilateral relations was also held, apart from an exchange of views on regional and global issues.

The next FOC round will be held in Türkiye.

Earlier this week, India held talks with Azerbaijan aimed at resetting bilateral ties.

New Delhi’s ties with Türkiye hit a low following Ankara’s backing of Pakistan during a military standoff in South Asia in May 2025.

India did not invite Türkiye to its briefing to foreign envoys on the military confrontation as a mark of protest against Ankara’s support for Islamabad.
Officials had also reportedly flagged concerns about the supply of military equipment by nations including Türkiye and Azerbaijan to Pakistan after the standoff.

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Türkiye, along with Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan, had reportedly played a role in brokering a ceasefire in the US-Iran conflict.

Turkish Ambassador to India Ali Murat Ersoy has said the time was ripe for Ankara and New Delhi to “breathe new life into their diplomatic relations,” The Hindu reported.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Türkiye’s President Recep Erdogan in 2023 at the G20 summit in New Delhi, while Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar’s last meeting with his Turkish counterpart took place in February 2024 on the sidelines of an ASEAN summit.