'boycott Baku, Why Fund Adversary?': Azerbaijan Blasted For Siding With Pakistan After Operation Sindoor

A crisp backlash erupted online aft Azerbaijan condemned India's strikes connected panic camps successful Pakistan and PoK, pinch Indian entrepreneurs, financial analysts, and societal media users calling for a boycott of tourism to Baku and Turkey.

"No much Baku visits please," entrepreneur Alok Jain urged Indians. "In 2024, Azerbaijan witnessed a important surge successful Indian tourists, pinch arrivals reaching 243,589. Show them nan powerfulness of Indian visitors now!"

The calls for 'Boycott Baku' trended aft Azerbaijan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised India's counter-terror cognition nether Operation Sindoor.

"The Republic of Azerbaijan expresses its interest complete nan further escalation of hostility betwixt nan Republic of India and nan Islamic Republic of Pakistan. We condemn subject attacks against nan Islamic Republic of Pakistan that killed and injured respective civilians," nan ministry said successful a statement.  

Turkey besides condemned nan Indian strikes, further fuelling online outrage. Many users began urging chap Indians to reconsider their recreation plans and economical engagement pinch nations seen arsenic aligning pinch Pakistan.

Gurmeet Chadha, Managing Partner and CIO astatine Complete Circle, pointed retired that 2.5 lakh Indians travelled to Baku (Azerbaijan) and 2.75 lakh to Turkey. "Just retrieve this while readying your adjacent travel. There are amended places successful India and globe. Also let’s effort n trim Chinese products arsenic overmuch arsenic viable/possible complete time. Let’s do our bit!!"

Financial expert Anant Ladha echoed nan sentiment, saying: "Azerbaijan (BAKU) and Turkey should now spot India’s Power. We should prohibition these locations from our holidays. Do you agree?"

Rakesh Pujara, Managing Partner astatine Compounding Wealth Advisors, was much direct: "Azerbaijan (BAKU) and Turkey should beryllium deleted from leisure recreation of each Indians. Why Fund enemies?"

A societal media personification noted that successful 2024 alone, “2.4 lakh Indians visited Azerbaijan and 3.3 lakh went to Turkey, 2 Islamic nations that person openly and predictably sided pinch Pakistan. I spot nary logic why immoderate patriotic Indian should walk their money there.”

Suggesting alternatives, nan aforesaid personification added, “Instead, see visiting their location rivals, Armenia and Greece, countries that person shown genuine support and relationship toward India. Let’s reward our allies, not our adversaries.”

Author R Jagannathan besides weighed in: "We should debar going to Turkey. Try Greece. Indigo should extricate itself from ties to Turkish Airlines conscionable arsenic nan Tatas managed to debar appointing a Turk arsenic caput of AIR INDIA. I shudder to deliberation what could person happened if a Turk headed nan privatised nationalist airline."

As portion of Op Sindoor, nan Indian Air Force carried retired coordinated precision strikes connected 9 high-value panic sites crossed Pakistan and PoK. The sites included Lashkar-e-Taiba's training hub successful Muridke and Jaish-e-Mohammed's guidelines successful Bahawalpur — some linked to awesome panic attacks connected Indian soil, including 26/11 and Pulwama.

Published on: May 8, 2025 1:06 PM IST