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India Rejects OIC Contact Group Joint Communiqué References on Jammu and Kashmir
India categorically rejects unwarranted and factually incorrect references to India in a Joint Communiqué of the OIC Contact Group on Jammu and Kashmir. The issue is in the news due to India’s response to the communiqué issued under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) framework.
Organisation of Islamic Cooperation:
| Dimension | Key Details |
|---|---|
| Relative position | The OIC is the second largest organisation after the United Nations. |
| Membership | The OIC comprises 57 member states spread over four continents. |
| Mandate | The OIC endeavours to safeguard and protect interests of the Muslim world in the spirit of promoting international peace and harmony among various people of the world. |
| Establishment | The OIC is established at a 1969 summit in Rabat, Morocco. |
| Eligibility for membership | UN members with a Muslim majority can join the organisation. |
| Decision-making: quorum and consensus | All decision-making requires a quorum defined by the presence of two-thirds of the member states and complete consensus. |
| Decision-making: voting rule when consensus fails | If consensus cannot be reached, decisions are made by a two-thirds majority of members present and voting. |
| Financing | The OIC is financed by member states proportionate to their national incomes. |