India has condemned a prominent US lawmaker's visit to Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is currently on a four-day tour of neighbouring Pakistan. She has already called on Pakistan Premier Shahbaz Sharif and his predecessor Imran Khan. But her visit to Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir has irked India.
"If such a politician wishes to practice her narrow-minded politics at home that may be her business, but violating our territorial integrity in its pursuit makes this ours," Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Arindam Bagchi told the media in Delhi on Thursday.
Kashmir has for long been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan, with both staking claim to the disputed territory. Both the countries have fought at least three major wars over the disputed territory in the past 70 years.
The 39-year-old lawmaker represents Minnesota in the US House of Representatives, reports UNB.