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Indian Warships Flex Muscles In Turkey’s Backyard; India’s Alliance With Greece-Cyprus-Armenia ‘Rattles’ Ankara?
Sakshi Tiwari, October 4, 2025
Disgruntled by Turkey’s backing for Pakistan during ‘Operation Sindoor,’ India is further strengthening its military ties with three of Ankara’s major rivals: Greece, Cyprus, and Armenia.
When India launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ against Pakistan in May 2025 to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, Turkey publicly chose Pakistan’s side, calling India’s actions “provocative.”
Additionally, it provided support to Pakistan in the military domain, as evidenced by the firing of 350 Turkish drones at Indian cities during the conflict.
During its retaliatory strikes on India, Islamabad reportedly deployed Turkish-origin Bayraktar TB2 and YIHA drones for conducting surveillance, marking targets, and executing kamikaze-style attacks on targets along the borders. The Asisguard Songar drones were used to attack targets inside India.
Turkey’s unprecedented diplomatic, military, and media propaganda support to Islamabad after the ghastly terror attacks in Kashmir outraged Indians.
India initially responded by blocking the X accounts of some Turkish media publications peddling ‘fake news’ and revoking the security clearance for Celebi Airport Services, as reported by the EurAsian Times at the time.
Furthermore, hundreds of top trade leaders from India announced a total boycott of all travel, business, and cultural interactions with Turkey, resulting in a significant decline in Indian tourists visiting Turkey.
In the past, Turkey has provided military aid to Pakistan, including during the 1971 Indo-Pak War, and hosted Pakistani military training.
More importantly, though, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has repeatedly internationalized Kashmir at the UN General Assembly (UNGA), calling it a “threat to peace” in speeches since 2019. India views this as interference in its internal affairs and has condemned Ankara for towing that line.
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