India objects to Kashmir missing from map at university event for PM Modi in Australia
Brisbane: During Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Queensland University of Technology (QUT) in Brisbane, Australia, on Friday, the Indian map displayed it had Kashmir missing from it, which prompted a strong protest by foreign secretary Sujatha Singh.
The PM and his friends at QUT. pic.twitter.com/aa1LgP2zlO
— PMO India (@PMOIndia) November 14, 2014
"India's foreign secretary raised the issue strongly and received an unqualified apology," external affairs ministry spokesperson Syed Akbaruddin said, responding to a question whether the issue was raised after it was noticed that Kashmir was missing from the Indian map displayed by the organizers.
. @harikshn @PMOIndia @narendramodi They erred and have given an unqualified apology for error.
— Syed Akbaruddin (@MEAIndia) November 14, 2014"Yes, immediately lodged strong protest and received an unqualified regret from the organisers," Akbaruddin tweeted.
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Within hours after his arrival following an overnight flight from Myanmar, Modi headed for the QUT for the first engagement of his five-day Australia visit, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 28 years after Rajiv Gandhi.
