India Flags 'Anti-India Map' By Bangladesh Outfit Linked To Turkish NGO: Jaishankar
Jaishankar added that the group is reportedly backed by a Turkish NGO, the Turkish Youth Federation, and the map was displayed at Dhaka University.
"The Government has taken note of reports that an Islamist group in Dhaka called the 'Saltanat-e-Bangla', backed by a Turkish NGO called the 'Turkish Youth Federation', has put out a map of the so-called 'Greater Bangladesh' that includes parts of India. The map was displayed in the Dhaka University," a statement from the Ministry of External Affairs quoted Jaishankar as saying.
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- India Today
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