'Illegally occupied': Indian Embassy in US slams foreign media for calling PoK 'Pakistani Kashmir'
The Indian Embassy in the US criticized The New York Times for referring to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir as 'Pakistani Kashmir'. India maintains that the region is an integral part of its territory and accused Pakistan of illegal occupation and human rights abuses.
Why it matters
This highlights ongoing geopolitical tensions between India and Pakistan and the sensitivity of international media coverage regarding disputed territories.
NEW DELHI: The Indian Embassy on Wednesday criticised The New York Times for referring to Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) as "Pakistani Kashmir", asserting that Pakistan has illegally occupied parts of Jammu and Kashmir.In a post on X, the embassy said: "Misleading and incorrect headline by The New York Times. There is no Pakistani Kashmir, only Pakistan-occupied Kashmir.""The Union Territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh have been, are and will always remain an integral and inalienable part of India.
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