In a G20 Summit video, the UAE recognizes Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir as Indian.

UAE, a longtime backer of Pakistan, acknowledged Gilgit-Baltistan and Kashmir as part of India in a video presentation at the G20 Summit in New Delhi, triggering an uproar. UAE Deputy Prime Minister Saif bin Zayed Al Nahyan released this video on social media, supporting India’s territorial claims.

The video was meant to promote commercial corridors between India, the Middle East, and Europe, but it accidentally revealed the UAE’s shifting stance on Kashmir.

This trend shows a widening gap between Pakistan and Middle Eastern nations like the UAE and Saudi Arabia and a warming of India-UAE relations.