Raveesh Kumar

'A crisis of this magnitude does not recognise borders. In this spirit, the prime minister had called the SAARC video-conference on coronavirus. The platform was not political, but humanitarian. They misused it,' MEA Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said.

The OIC had condemned the 'recent and alarming violence against Muslims in India, resulting in the death and injury of innocent people and the arson and vandalism of mosques and Muslim-owned properties.'

Erdogan had compared the 'struggle of Kashmiri people' with that of fight by Turkish people against foreign domination during the World War I.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the Indian Embassy in Beijing is in touch with the Chinese government, authorities and nationals on the matter.

"Our position has been clear and consistent on Kashmir... It is a bilateral issue between India and Pakistan," the MEA spokesperson said.

The SCO is an intergovernmental organisation founded in Shanghai on June 15, 2001. Both India and Pakistan are part of the group.

The MEA spokesperson said that an overwhelming majority of the UNSC was of view that it was not the right forum to raise Kashmir issue.

'Indian nationals residing in Iraq are advised to be alert and may avoid travel within Iraq,' MEA said.

Hashtag Imran Khan trended with over 19,000 tweets as Twitter users criticised him for sharing a video of Bangladesh and attributing it to India.

MEA spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said the ties between India and Bangladesh are strong.