India, Oct. 27 -- Bangladesh's interim government chief, Muhammad Yunus, has sparked a fresh diplomatic row after reportedly gifting a controversial artwork titled "Art of Triumph" to Pakistan's Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee, General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, during the latter's recent visit to Dhaka.

Sources familiar with the matter told News18 that Yunus presented the artwork - which reportedly depicts a controversial map - not to a civilian envoy but to Pakistan's top general, a move they view as deliberate.

Intelligence sources told the Indian news channel that this was intended to signal Dhaka's quiet endorsement of Pakistan's long-standing anti-India narrative, at a time when both countries are accused of recalibrating thei...