India, Feb. 7 -- Contours of an interim trade deal between India and the United States may have been the headline on Saturday morning, but there was a single image that did a lot of talking - a map of India used by Donald Trump's trade representative's office on X.

The map apparently showed the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), as part of India. It also depicted Aksai Chin, a region claimed by China, within India. This is in line with India's long-held stance on its territorial integrity.

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In the past, maps released by the US government or the state department often marked Pakistan-occupied Kashmir separately, largely in line with Islamabad's position. This...