India, Oct. 10 -- Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Friday batted in support of setting up global capability centres (GCCs) in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.

Omar was speaking while virtually addressing a two-day J&K global capability centres summit 2026 organised by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Jammu, in collaboration with the Jammu and Kashmir government and NASSCOM as knowledge partner.

Recalling an interaction between former chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed and Infosys founder NR Narayana Murthy at an investment event organised by NASSCOM in Srinagar during 2002-2005, Omar said the latter had then linked investment to peace and stability in the region.

"Mufti Sahib, in his speech, told Narayan Murthyji that...