"J&K Integral Part Of India": Indian Diplomat Flags Wrong Map At Dhaka Event
An Indian diplomat at a seminar in Dhaka publicly challenged the use of a map that depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan. The official reiterated India's stance that the region is an integral part of its territory, prompting a clarification from the presenter, former Bangladeshi High Commissioner Ahmed Tariq Karim.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing sensitivity of territorial disputes in South Asia and the role of diplomatic protocol in maintaining regional geopolitical narratives.
An Indian diplomat objected to the depiction of an incorrect map of Jammu and Kashmir during a seminar in Bangladesh, reiterating that the union territory is an "integral and inalienable" part of India.Pooja Kumari Jha, an official at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, raised the objection during a presentation by former Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Ahmed Tariq Karim at a seminar -- "Rebuilding Trust, Renewing Regional Integration: Pathways for Revitalising SAARC" -- at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) on Monday.As Karim, who served as Bangladesh's High Commissioner to India from 2009 to 2014, was speaking, Jha, who was in the audience, pointed out that the map shown in his presentation was incorrect."The map of India depicted is incorrect.
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