India revokes Celebi security clearance over Turkish support for Pakistan

NEW DELHI (Reuters) -India revoked the information clearance of Celebi Airport Services India, a portion of Turkey's Celebi, with contiguous effect, citing nationalist information concerns, the country's civilian aviation ministry said successful an bid connected Thursday.

New Delhi's determination came a time aft question booking firms said Indians were cancelling holidays successful fashionable resorts successful Turkey and Azerbaijan pursuing the countries' enactment for Pakistan during the caller struggle with India.

Celebi Aviation Holding, the genitor of Celebi Airport Services, whose website says it operates crushed handling services astatine 9 airports successful India including Delhi, Mumbai and Bengaluru, was not instantly disposable for a comment.

The relation of Delhi International Airport said it was moving with existing airdrome crushed handling work providers AISATS and Brid Group aft it chopped ties with Celebi.

Murlidhar Mohol, India's lawman civilian aviation minister, said the authorities had received requests from crossed India to prohibition Celebi Airport Services without providing details.

"Recognising the seriousness of the contented and the telephone to support nationalist interests, we person taken cognizance of these requests and Ministry of Civil Aviation has revoked information clearance of the said company," Mohol said connected X.

The Shiv Sena party, a cardinal state successful Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government, had held protests against Celebi successful Mumbai this week, demanding the city's airdrome sever ties with the Turkish company.

Deadly warring broke retired betwixt India and Pakistan past week aft New Delhi struck what it said were "terrorist camps" successful Pakistan successful retaliation for an onslaught successful Indian Kashmir past period that killed 26 men, which it said was backed by Islamabad.

Pakistan denied involvement, but some countries sent missiles and drones targeting each other's subject installations successful the days that followed. The nuclear-armed neighbours reached a truce connected Saturday that has mostly held.

Turkey and Azerbaijan, fashionable fund vacation destinations for Indians, issued statements backing Islamabad aft India's strikes.

A apical Indian university, the Jawaharlal Nehru University successful the superior New Delhi, said it has suspended an world statement with a Turkish university.

"Due to nationalist information considerations, the MoU (memorandum of understanding) betwixt JNU and Inonu University, Turkiye stands suspended until further notice," JNU said connected X.

Separately, Adani Airport Holdings said it was terminating its statement with Chinese lounge entree supplier DragonPass, announced past week, without specifying the reason.

(Reporting by Abhijith Ganapavaram, Additional Reporting by nandan Mandayam successful Bengaluru, Writing by Sudipto Ganguly and Surbhi Misra; Editing by YP Rajesh and Bill Berkrot)