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Pawan Khera (PTI image)
NEW DELHI: The Congress connected Friday sharply criticised outer affairs curate S Jaishankar, accusing him of failing to safeguard India’s diplomatic interests aft a reported deletion of an Indian representation by the United States.Congress person Pawan Khera took to X to question the government’s soundlessness aft a spokesperson of Pakistan’s Foreign Office claimed recognition for the removal of the Indian representation by the United States that had depicted the full portion of Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), arsenic portion of India.
PoK And Aksai Chin In India Map: US Trade Deal Post Forced Pakistan To Rush Washington To Rectify
Giving discourse to his criticism, Khera wrote: “A spokesperson of Pakistan’s Foreign Office claimed recognition for the deletion of an Indian representation by the United States - a representation that depicted the full portion of Jammu and Kashmir, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), arsenic portion of India.
Yet we haven’t heard a connection connected this from our Ministry of External Affairs.”
Targeting Jaishankar directly, helium added: “I person asked this before, and I volition inquire it again: What precisely does the ‘Forum Minister’ do? Is his occupation constricted to delivering speeches astatine planetary fora oregon does it besides see doing immoderate substantive enactment for India’s interests?”In an earlier post, Khera had besides criticised the minister’s overseas engagements, stating: “We volition again spot the ‘Forum Minister’ talk from his pulpit astatine immoderate caller forum successful the world.
The payer is paying for his lavish trips and helium has a large abdominous zero to amusement for his efforts.”Further listing his concerns, helium wrote: “In a latest interview, Trump again claimed helium usage commercialized and tariffs to endanger Modi to halt Operation Sindoor. India has been limb twisted to halt buying Russian Oil. We proceed to suffer the conflict of narratives against Pakistan - the US Trade Representative Office has deleted a representation showing the full Jammu and Kashmir (including PoK) arsenic a portion of India. What is Jaishankar doing? Is helium doing thing astatine all?”The contention stems from a representation released by the United States Trade Representative (USTR) alongside the announcement of an interim commercialized statement model betwixt India and the US.
Screenshot of representation shared by US Trade Representative Office
The representation had shown the full Jammu and Kashmir region, including PoK, arsenic portion of India. It besides depicted Aksai Chin wrong Indian territory.The merchandise of the representation was seen by immoderate analysts arsenic a important departure from earlier US depictions, which often marked these areas arsenic disputed. However, pursuing claims by Pakistan that the representation was aboriginal deleted, absorption leaders questioned the Centre’s response.India has consistently maintained that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral portion of the state and does not necessitate outer validation of its sovereignty.
