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India rejects incorrect border maps on US
website
Wednesday January 04, 2012 11:41:30 PM,
IANS
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New Delhi: India
Wednesday said it was aware of "gross inaccuracies" in a map of
India on the US State Department website and asserted that "the
entire border state of Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of
the country".
India also said it has consistently "rejected incorrect depiction
of its borders on maps used by the US government".
"The government is aware of the gross inaccuracies in the map of
India on the US State Department website. The government has
consistently rejected incorrect depiction of India's borders on
maps used by the US Government," external affairs ministry
spokesperson Vishnu Prakash said in a statement.
He said the Indian government has used every opportunity to convey
to the US side its concern in this regard and has asked that these
maps be corrected.
"We shall reiterate our position to the US," said Prakash.
The MEA spokesperson said the government has consistently conveyed
to the international community that maps of India should depict
the boundaries of the country correctly.
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