Punjab based Lovely Professional University (LPU) has terminated all Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with institutions in Türkiye and Azerbaijan. Dr. Ashok Kumar Mittal, Member of Parliament and Founder Chancellor of the LPU informed that the university has formally ended six academic partnerships with institutions in Türkiye and Azerbaijan, citing recent geopolitical developments that it deems contrary to India’s national interest.

This decision, taken by the first private university in the country, includes the immediate termination of student and faculty exchange programs, joint research projects, dual degree initiatives, and all other forms of academic collaboration with institutions from both the countries. The move comes in response to the pro-Pakistan stance of Türkiye and Azerbaijan during a recent period of heightened Indo-Pak tensions.