Secretary (West) Amb Sibi George exchanges a handshake with Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkiye, Berris Ekinci at the 12th round of India-Turkiye Foreign Office Consultations, in New Delhi on April 8, 2026. | Photo Credit: ANI In the first sign that India and Turkiye could be working to restore bilateral relations ruptured during the India-Pakistan conflict last year, officials from both countries held the 12th round of Foreign Office Consultations (FoC) on Wednesday (April 8, 2026). The talks, between delegations led by Turkish Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Berris Ekinci and Ministry of External Affairs Secretary (West) Sibi George in Delhi, were held four years after the last round in 2022 in Ankara. Relations have been tense over a number of statements by Turkiye President Recep Erdogan on Kashmir, and spiralled last May over Turkiye’s military support to Pakistan during the Operation Sindoor conflict. Published – April 08, 2026 11:16 pm IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation Academicians appeal to President to intervene in Supreme Court textbook row EC names Sai Kumar T.N. Chief Secretary