‘Factually incorrect’: Indian diplomat challenges India map shown at Bangladesh seminar

A routine seminar in Dhaka took an unexpected turn when an Indian diplomat interrupted the proceedings over a disputed map. Here's what happened.

PGurus Newsdesk

July 11, 2026

Indian diplomat Pooja Kumari Jha objected to the display of an incorrect map during a seminar in Dhaka, reaffirming India's position that Jammu and Kashmir is an integral and inalienable part of the country

Indian diplomat objects to ‘incorrect’ India map at Dhaka seminar, reaffirms J&K is integral part of India

An Indian diplomat lodged a strong objection after an allegedly incorrect map of India was displayed during a seminar in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir is an “integral and inalienable” part of India. The intervention came during a regional policy discussion at the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), where the map was shown as part of a presentation.

Pooja Kumari Jha, Second Secretary (Political and Information) at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, immediately raised the issue, stating that the depiction of India’s borders was factually incorrect and did not reflect New Delhi’s official position on Jammu and Kashmir.

Diplomat objects during seminar

The incident occurred during a seminar titled “Rebuilding Trust, Renewing Regional Integration: Pathways for Revitalising SAARC“, where former Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Ahmed Tariq Karim was delivering a presentation.

As the presentation displayed a map that allegedly depicted Jammu and Kashmir incorrectly, Jha intervened and stated that the Union Territory is an integral and inalienable part of India, urging that the map be corrected.

India’s Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, Puja Jha, raised an immediate objection after a map shown during a foreign policy seminar in Bangladesh depicted Jammu & Kashmir as part of Pakistan.
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India reiterates its position

Jha’s objection underscored India’s longstanding position on Jammu and Kashmir. She described the map as “factually incorrect” and stressed that India’s sovereign boundaries should be accurately represented at international forums.

The intervention was made in the presence of diplomats, strategic affairs experts and policy analysts attending the event in Dhaka.

There was no immediate public response from the organisers of the seminar regarding the map displayed during the presentation.

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