India, June 23 -- India on Monday rubbished references to last month's military clashes with Pakistan and the status of Jammu and Kashmir in a statement issued by the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), and accused Pakistan of turning "terrorism into statecraft" and misusing the grouping for narrow political ends.

The external affairs ministry's response came a day after a meeting of OIC foreign ministers in Istanbul, Turkiye, expressed solidarity with Pakistan following what it said were India's "unjustified" military strikes last month and called for adherence to bilateral agreements such as the Indus Waters Treaty. A declaration adopted at the OIC meeting also backed the right to self-determination for the people of Jammu and K...