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How Kashmir Fits Into Turkey’s Agenda for Global Caliphate

How Kashmir Fits Into Turkey’s Agenda for Global Caliphate
President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses the United Nations General Assembly at UN headquarters on Sept. 24, 2019, in New York City where he criticized the international community for not taking up the cause of Kashmir. Drew Angerer/Getty Images
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NEW DELHI—Turkey is seeking to gain credibility in its bid for a global caliphate by championing the cause of Muslims in Kashmir, a region divided between India and Pakistan.

Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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