BACK

Indo-Pak tension fallout: Chandigarh University severs ties with 23 Turk, Azerbaijani varsities

News Desk
Sunday, May 18, 2025

NEW DELHI: Chandigarh University, Gharuan, has severed its academic collaborations with 23 Turkish and Azerbaijani universities for their country’s support to Pakistan during the recently-concluded “Operation Sindoor”.

Rajya Sabha Member of Parliament and Chancellor of Chandigarh University (CU) Satnam Singh Sandhu on Saturday said: “We have decided to terminate all our educational ties with Turkiye and Azerbaijan.

I urge Indian students to not pursue their higher education at Turkish and Azerbaijani universities. Instead prefer taking admission in India-friendly nations.”

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