WASHINGTON, Feb. 11 -- The United States Trade Representative (USTR) removed a map of India from its official X (formerly Twitter) account after Pakistan lodged a diplomatic protest over the depiction of disputed territories, officials confirmed. The map, shared alongside a press release on a framework for an interim US India trade agreement, showed Jammu and Kashmir - including Azad Jammu and Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan - as part of India, along with China's Aksai Chin region.

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Diplomatic sources said Pakistan conveyed its concerns to both the US Embassy in Islamabad and the State Department, emphasizing that the map contradicted the longstanding US position ...