CU cuts ties with 23 Turkiye, Azerbaijan universities

Chandigarh University (CU), Gharuan, has severed its academic collaborations with 23 Turkish and Azerbaijani universities for the two countries extending support to Pakistan during Operation Sindoor.

“We have decided to terminate all our educational ties with Turkey and Azerbaijan. I urge Indian students to not pursue their higher education at Turkish and Azerbaijani universities and prefer taking admission in India-friendly nations instead,” said Rajya Sabha MP and Chancellor of Chandigarh University Satnam Singh Sandhu today.

The CU officials said under these 23 MoUs, the university was having collaborations with the higher educational institutions in Turkiye and Azerbaijan for exchange of students for regular courses and research, as well as exchange of faculty and staff.

While Azerbaijan, in its statement on India-Pakistan tensions, has endorsed the Pakistani line, Turkiye expressed its solidarity with India’s neighbour and supported Islamabad’s proposal for an international investigation into the Pahalgam terror attack.