A new map on display in India’s new $110 million Parliament has become an unlikely target of ire among its South Asian neighbors.
The mural depicts a map of an ancient Indian civilization encompassing what is today Pakistan in the north and Bangladesh and Nepal in the east. Speaking to reporters earlier this month, the spokesperson of India’s Ministry of External Affairs, Arindam Bagchi, said it portrays the ancient Ashoka Empire and symbolizes “the idea of responsible and people-oriented governance that adopted and propagated.
“These politicians and leaders act as if the world isn’t listening. It keeps the cauldron hot, but it is a dangerous game.” Controversial ceremony The mural was not the only thing turning heads when Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the parliament on May 28. Similarly controversial was the ceremony itself, steeped in Hindu religious symbolism, which critics felt jarred with the supposedly secular nature of Indian government affairs.
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