Will the Minister of EXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Ministry has corrected its statement in which it was stated that Afghanistan is not our neighbour;

(b) whether this statement was made oblivious to the fact that the Pakistan occupied Kashmir is part of India; and

(c) whether all maps in this regard would be corrected and efforts would also be made to get the maps used by foreigners corrected?

ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRI E. AHAMED)

(a) & (b) Government’s principled and consistent position is that the entire State of Jammu & Kashmir is an integral part of India. A part of the State is under forcible and illegal occupation of Pakistan.

(c) All instances of incorrect depiction of the map of India, including of the state of Jammu & Kashmir, which are brought to Government’s notice, are taken up with the concerned authorities for rectification of such errors.

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