Explained: Why a US map of India spoke louder than the trade deal

Team TOI Plus
Feb 10, 2026 | 13:51 IST

The United States Trade Representative's announcement on February 6 of the interim US-India trade deal was accompanied with a map that depicted the entire Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir as part of India. The catch is that three days later, the post isn't visible on X



In what appeared at first glance to be a routine graphic accompanying a trade announcement, Washington may have delivered one of its sharpest geopolitical signals to South Asia in recent years.
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