'Jammu and Kashmir is India's': Diplomat calls out 'incorrect' Indian map at Bangladesh event
An Indian diplomat interrupted a seminar in Dhaka, Bangladesh, to object to a map that depicted Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan. The diplomat asserted that the region is an integral part of India, leading the presenter to acknowledge the objection.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing geopolitical sensitivity surrounding the territorial status of Jammu and Kashmir in South Asian diplomatic relations.
India objected to the misrepresentation of its map at an event in Bangladesh, with a diplomat from the Indian High Commission in Dhaka pointing out that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India.Second secretary Puja Jha was attending a foreign policy seminar titled "Rebuilding Trust, Renewing Regional Integration: Pathways for Revitalising SAARC" at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS) in Dhaka on Monday, where former Bangladesh High Commissioner to India, Ahmed Tariq Karim, was giving a presentation. Bangladesh's State Minister for Foreign Affairs, Shama Obaed, attended the event as the chief guest.Noticing that the map showed Jammu and Kashmir as a part of Pakistan, Puja Jha interrupted the presentation and said that it was “factually incorrect”.“The map of India depicted here is incorrect.
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