Turkish tilt: Erdogan's visit established a fresh understanding

Turkish President's 2-day visit to India would not be described as an unqualified success

On the face of it, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s two-day visit to India would not be described as an unqualified success. Fresh from a referendum that invests him with near-absolute power, Mr Erdogan called for multilateral dialogue on Kashmir and promoting dual membership in the Nuclear Suppliers’ Group (NSG) in a pre-visit TV interview. Both are red lines for India, diplomats courteously reminded him. Mr Erdogan also suggested that Turkey’s support for Indian membership of the NSG and the Wassenaar Arrangement was contingent on India expelling members of the organisation headed by the spiritual cleric, Fethullah Gülen, his current