Chandigarh, May 18 -- The Chandigarh University (CU) on Saturday severed its academic collaborations with 23 Turkish and Azerbaijan Universities in view of the two countries' pro-Pakistan stance amid the recent India-Pakistan hostilities.

A day before, Lovely Professional University (LPU) had announced termination of all memoranda of understanding (MoUs) with institutions in the two countries.

Rajya Sabha member and CU chancellor Satnam Singh Sandhu, said, "The vision of CU has always remained aligned to the spirit of Nation First and in line with that vision, we have decided to terminate all our educational ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan. Under these 23 MoUs, CU was collaborating with the higher education institutions in Turkiye and A...