India protested to Riyadh against the background of a Saudi banknote showing the Kashmir region - disputed with Pakistan - as an independent state.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in New Delhi said it had expressed "grave concern" about a 20-riyal Saudi banknote, issued on the occasion of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia's presidency of the G20, which includes India.

There is a dispute about Kashmir between India, Pakistan and China, but the world map printed on the background of the banknote shows Kashmir an independent state, including the part that India administers.

The ministry said Thursday that it had asked the Saudi authorities to take "corrective steps," while Saudi Arabia has not yet made any public comment.

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is expected to address a virtual G20 summit next month.

India claims sovereignty over the region, which was divided between it and Pakistan when the two countries seceded in 1947.

Earlier this week, the Indian government warned the social media giant, "Twitter", about geotagging data showing "Ladakh" - a part of Greater Kashmir administered by New Delhi - as belonging to China.