Imagine Chinese President Xi Jinping reached Pakistan and reach the border and talk to Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif while showing finger towards Kashmir? Yes, it will be exactly like teasing India. But this happened not with India but with Turki. And the one who does not China is India. On his Cyprus tour, Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi reached the place that Turki has occupied Cyprus. Modi and Cyprus President Nicos Christodolidase interacted in Nicosia in front of Turkish-controlled Northern Cyprus and showed the flag of TRNC in the background. Analysts have considered a symbolic warning for the Turks to choose the place for talks between Modi and Christodolidase.
Actually, the Turkas came together to help Pakistan during Operation Sindoor. Obviously, India did not like this Turki act. All Indians started boycotting the Turki goods. Now it was our leader. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reached Cyprus and gave this message to the Turki. If you look at Kashmir (Turkas), we will soon make arrangements to cut your leaf from North East Cyprus.
Modi’s Cyprus Yatra is important in terms of Türkiye
Recently, India targeted the terrorist structure in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (POK) under Operation Sindoor. During this time Turkey gave drone supply and open support to Pakistan, which increased tension in India-Turki relations. After the struggle with India ended, Pakistan PM Shahbaz Sharif and Army Chief Field Marshal Asim Munir reached Turki. This journey of Pak leaders was for thanking the Turki. Similarly, after Operation Sindoor, PM Modi first reached Cyprus. The relationship between Cyprus and Turki is very similar to India and Pakistan.
Perhaps this is the reason why PM Modi visited Cyprus. Cyprus has been entangled in a regional dispute with Turkey since 1974 (capture of Turkey on Northern Cyprus), Turkey is being considered a diplomatic message from India. Both Cyprus and India are influenced by the Turkish policies, and the tour can be a response to the Turki-Pakistan alliance.
Cyprus’s visit is being seen as a tough diplomatic message to Turkey in Nicosia, as India strengthened its historical relations with Cyprus and supported Cyprus on the issue of Turkish -occupied Northern Cyprus. The enemy of the enemy is seen as a diplomacy that is being seen as a long stress between Cyprus and Türkiye. India has supported the United Nations Security Council’s proposals and the solution to the Cyprus problem according to international law, which considers the occupation of Türkiye’s northern Cyprus illegal.
Cyprus will root out the controversy of Cyprus
Cyprus has been entangled in a complex regional dispute with Türkiye since 1974, an island nation located in Eastern Mediterranean. The story of this controversy, known as Cyprus problem, is also similar to some Kashmir. In 1960, Cyprus gained independence from British colonial rule. The island had two major ethnic communities of Greek Cyapriots (about 78%) and Turkish Cypiens (about 18%). The tension between the two communities began to grow from the 1950s, when Greek Cypirits sought integration with Greece, while Turkish Cypirits supported the division of the island.
In 1974, the Greece -backed Cypirit National Guard counted in Cyprus, aimed at integration with Greece. In response to this, Turkey attacked the northern part of Cyprus in the name of Shanti Abhiyan and captured about 37% of the area.
The Turki declared the northern part of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) in 1983, which is recognized only Türkiye. The international community, the United Nations, and the European Union consider it a part of the Republic of Cyprus.
The Cyprus Island is divided by the UN-Partold Green Line, which separates the southern part controlled by the Greek Cypirits and the Turkish-backed northern part. As a result of this invasion, around 150,000 Greek Cyapriots were displaced from the north, and 60,000 Turkish Cypirits moved from the south to the north.
The Turki has maintained its military presence in northern Cyprus and settled Turkish citizens there, which the international community considers illegal. The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has condemned the occupation of Turki in several proposals (eg UNSC Resolution 367).
The Cyprus Republic and the international communities consider the occupation of the Turki illegal and demand the integration of the island. Turkish and TRNC talk of a confederal solution or two different states.
Modi’s possibility of coming to Limelight of Cyprus travel and dispute
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Cyprus Yatra (first in 23 years) was seen as a diplomatic message for Turkey, especially after Operation Sindoor (May 2025), in which Turkey supported Pakistan. India reiterated Cyprus’ sovereignty and support for regional integrity, a clear message for Türkiye.
India supported the UNSC proposals and the solution to the Cyprus problem based on international law, which is against the status of Türkiye. Cyprus will handle the EU in 2026, which can expose the Cyprus dispute on the global platform. Discussion on India-EU Free Trade Agreement and Cyprus’s role in IMEC increased the possibility of bringing the issue to European forums.
Cyprus supported India’s anti-terrorism stance, especially after the Pahalgam attack of 22 April, 2025, and raised the issue of Pakistan’s cross-border terrorism in EU. This reflects solidarity against Turkish-Pakistan alliance.
The journey is part of India’s broad Mediterranean strategy, including strengthening ties with Turkish rivals such as Greece and Armenia. This connects the Cyprus dispute in the context of India’s global diplomacy, which will surely come in front of the world and serious.