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India asks Saudi Arabia to fix map on banknote that left out J-K, Ladakh

The world map on the new 20 Riyal banknote does not feature Jammu & Kashmir, and Ladakh as part of India.

A man stands next to a board with the G20 Meeting of Finance Ministers logo in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Photo: Reuters

A man stands next to a board at a G20 Meeting. File Photo: Reuters

IANS New Delhi

India has asked Saudi Arabia to take corrective steps on the misrepresentation of its territorial boundaries on a new bank note.

The world map on the new 20 Riyal banknote, released to mark Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20 grouping, does not feature Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh as part of India.

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MEA Spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said India has asked Saudi Arabia to take "urgent corrective steps" in the matter, and emphasized that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are integral parts of the country.

"We have seen the banknote referred by you which gives an incorrect depiction of India's external territorial boundaries. The note was issued by Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority on October 24 to mark the occasion of Saudi presidency of the G20," the MEA spokesperson said.

 

"We have conveyed our serious concern to Saudi Arabia, both through their Ambassador in New Delhi as well as in Riyadh, for this gross misrepresentation of India's external territorial boundaries on an official and legal banknote of Saudi Arabia and asked Saudi Arabia to take urgent corrective steps in this regard," Srivastava said.

--IANS

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First Published: Oct 30 2020 | 7:56 AM IST

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