US Trade Office Map Shows PoK, Aksai Chin as Indian Territory Amidst Trade Deal

• The United States Trade Representative (USTR) released a map depicting the entire Jammu and Kashmir region, including PoK and Aksai Chin, as part of India.
• This map coincided with the announcement of the framework for the India-US interim trade deal.
• The USTR also detailed the interim trade agreement's scope and market-access benefits for American exporters, opening new markets for products like tree nuts, dried distillers' grains, red sorghum, and fresh/processed fruits.
• The map's depiction is significant given long-standing territorial disputes and conflicting claims from Pakistan and China.
• The map emerges as the India-US interim trade framework formalizes after months of negotiations and tariff tensions.