NEW DELHI: India’s Jawaharlal Nehru University cancelled its agreement with a Turkish university over national security concerns. JNU officials announced on social media that the MoU with Inonu University in Turkey has been temporarily suspended in the interest of national security. The agreement was signed between the two universities on February 3. The agreement was for three years, ending February 2, 2028.

There was a massive furore in India after Turkey and Azerbaijan declared support for Pakistan in the conflict and even provided them with lethal weapons.

Swathes of Indian tourists reconsidered their decision to visit the scenic locations in Turkey and Azerbaijan, minding the India-Pakistan escalation.

Online travel platform EasyMyTrip announced suspending all flight and hotel bookings to Turkey and Azerbaijan after the two countries declared support for Pakistan in the ongoing conflict. Later, the company's co-founder Prashant Pitti revealed to the national media that Indians are cancelling trips to the two countries in large numbers.

22 per cent of those who booked trips to Turkey and 30 per cent of those who booked to Azerbaijan cancelled their trips. Last year, 3.8 lakh Indians travelled to these two countries.

Assuming Rs 70,000 per traveller, Indians in recent times have spent Rs 3,000 crore in these countries. As per social media glib talks, these sums of money from Indian tourists are invariably been used by these countries to provide arms and weapons for a rogue nation like Pakistan. Prashant Pitti beseeched people to take a strong stand against countries that provide weapons to Pakistan.