The United Nations has launched a brand new world map that reveals Arunachal Pradesh and Aksai Chin, which India affirms is part of Ladakh, as separate areas mendacity between the “declare traces” of India and China. India had supported the map-related ‘Appropriate the Map’ decision adopted by the UN Common Meeting on September 4.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) reiterated India’s place on the map, saying that New Delhi had voted for the decision because it offers with the usage of equal-area maps and doesn’t approve any map produced by a non-public occasion or a particular entity.
What UN’s new world map reveals
The map was initially launched on July 1, as discussions had been happening on the UNGA decision. In its depiction of Arunachal Pradesh, the map removes the state’s boundary with Nagaland and reveals it as a separate state, with Assam and China on both facet.
Notably, Aksai Chin has additionally been proven as a separate area. The United Nations has not given any clarification for these modifications.
Jammu and Kashmir has been proven with a dotted line marking the Line of Management (LoC) between India and Pakistan.
The map additionally carries a notice on its left facet concerning the LoC. It says that the “dotted line represents roughly the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The ultimate standing of Jammu and Kashmir has not but been agreed upon by the events.”
The United Nations Common Meeting accepted an African Union-backed decision final week referred to as “Appropriate the Map”. The decision seeks extra correct and honest illustration of various elements of the world on maps, with a specific give attention to Africa.
What India stated on UN’s new world map
MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal stated on Tuesday that India’s help for the decision was based mostly on its give attention to equal-area maps and didn’t quantity to approval of any explicit map.
“…we favoured the decision and voted in favour of the decision. When the decision was adopted within the UN Common Meeting, we additionally made an announcement the place we clarified our place…The decision is targeted on the precept of equal-area maps. It doesn’t endorse any map of any non-public occasion or any explicit entity,” he stated.
He added, “The decision is targeted on the precept of getting, giving weightage or giving credence to equal-area maps, in order that, as now we have stated, the equal-area maps venture or protect the relative sizes of continental landmarks.”
The MEA spokesperson had earlier stated that India’s vote in favour of the map was based mostly on “the underlying precept of selling equal-area cartographic illustration.”
Nevertheless, New Delhi made it clear that the Equal Earth map shouldn’t alter how current nationwide borders are proven.
“India’s sovereign territory, together with the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, have to be depicted in accordance with India’s official map. Any inaccurate or deceptive depiction is unacceptable. Our place on India’s sovereignty and territorial integrity is obvious, constant and non-negotiable,” Jaiswal added within the assertion.
