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India summons S Korea envoy over Hyundai's Kashmir tweet

South Korean Foreign Minister Chung Eui-yong. [Reuters]

India said yesterday it had summoned South Korea's ambassador to express displeasure over a social media post by a Pakistani partner of Hyundai Motor over disputed Kashmir that has caused a furore in the country.

The foreign ministers of India and South Korea also spoke by telephone as the car company faced a backlash in India from social media users incensed by comments expressing solidarity with the people of Kashmir.

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