India, Feb. 11 -- The US trade representative's office shared a map of India, including the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, with Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), and Aksai Chin, a region claimed by China, in a post on X on Saturday. Four days later, the post has been deleted.

The U-turn move came on Wednesday after the US trade representative's office's X post caught many by surprise. The map clearly differed from earlier maps shared by Washington, which were sensitive to Pakistan's concerns and had clearly marked PoK.

To be clear, the map showed the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, including Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, as part of India, and depicted Aksai Chin, a region claimed by China, also within India. The demarcation was in line w...