New Delhi, July 11 -- India protested the use of an inaccurate map of the country at a seminar hosted by the Bangladesh Institute of International and Strategic Studies (BIISS), reaffirming its position that Jammu and Kashmir is an inseparable and sovereign part of India.

The issue arose during a presentation by Ahmed Tariq Karim, Bangladesh's former High Commissioner to India, at the seminar titled "Rebuilding Trust, Renewing Regional Integration: Pathways for Revitalising SAARC", which was held at the BIISS auditorium on Monday.

Pooja Kumari Jha, Second Secretary at the Indian High Commission in Dhaka, promptly objected to the map's depiction, stating, "The map of India depicted is incorrect. Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of I...