The incident occurred during a seminar in Bangladesh when diplomat Puja Jha immediately objected after an incorrect map showed J&K as part of Pakistan.
An incorrect map, followed by a prompt correction and an equally swift clarification, has drawn attention online this week after an exchange at a seminar in Dhaka over the depiction of Jammu and Kashmir.
The incident occurred during a foreign policy seminar in Bangladesh when India’s Second Secretary at the High Commission in Dhaka, Puja Jha, immediately objected after an incorrect map showed Jammu and Kashmir as part of Pakistan.
“Sir, this is an incorrect map. Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India,” Jha said.
The exchange took place during a 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.
Following the objection, former diplomat Tariq A. Karim clarified that the map had been used for “representational purposes only” and “doesn’t project actual boundaries”.
Jha responded: “I understand, sir, but Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India, and it is misrepresented here. So I wanted to point it out.”
BREAKING: Indian diplomat Puja Jha, Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, FIRMLY corrected a DISTORTED map at a BIISS seminar that WRONGLY showed Jammu & Kashmir as part of Pakistan.
🗣️ “J&K is an INTEGRAL & INALIENABLE part of India.” pic.twitter.com/TOaLeM8rxL
— Megh Updates 🚨™ (@MeghUpdates) July 10, 2026
Karim then asked whether Jha was from India, following which the Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission introduced herself.
“Point noted,” Karim said before resuming his presentation.
The exchange in Dhaka is the latest in a series of instances where Indian diplomats have publicly challenged what New Delhi describes as inaccurate representations or allegations concerning the country in international forums.
