{"id":21038,"date":"2026-09-06T22:46:45","date_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21038"},"modified":"2026-09-06T22:46:45","modified_gmt":"2026-09-06T22:46:45","slug":"un-backed-map-must-depict-indias-territory-accurately-govt-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=21038","title":{"rendered":"UN-backed map must depict India&#8217;s territory accurately: Govt | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-133855370,imgsize-795182,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg\" alt=\"UN-backed map must depict India's territory accurately: Govt\" title=\"UN-backed map must depict India's territory accurately: Govt\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"UN-backed map must depict India's territory accurately: Govt\">UN-backed map must depict India&#8217;s territory accurately: Govt<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: After endorsing a UN General Assembly resolution on equal-area world map, the govt warned Sunday that the proposed new map must depict India&#8217;s sovereign territory, including the Union territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh, in accordance with India&#8217;s official map and any inaccurate or misleading depiction would be unacceptable.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>&#8220;Our position on India&#8217;s sovereignty and territorial integrity is clear, consistent and non-negotiable,&#8221; said MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal, replying to media queries.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><\/p>\n<p><h2>MEA: Resolution doesn&#8217;t endorse any specific map<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n<p>India was among the 164 countries that voted in favour of UN General Assembly&#8217;s Sept 4 resolution, &#8220;Correct the Map: Rebalancing Global Cartographic Representation and Promoting Equitable Representation of the World&#8217;s Regions, Particularly Africa&#8221;.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"9\"\/>MEA said the resolution&#8217;s purpose is to encourage the use of equal-area map projections that preserve the relative sizes of continental landmasses, and it neither adopts nor authenticates any particular world map, nor does it address political cartography, including international boundaries, disputed territories or place names.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>&#8220;India voted in favour of the resolution and also made an explanation, stressing the underlying principle of promoting equal-area cartographic representation. We also highlighted that the resolution does not constitute endorsement of any specific map, projection or depiction of national boundaries,&#8221; said Randhir Jaiswal.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>The resolution received abstentions from Estonia, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Serbia and Ukraine, and a lone vote against it from US.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>The resolution noted that the Mercator projection remains widely used in educational, media, digital and official materials, despite the considerable distortion of landmasses to the North and South, far from the equator.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>It expressed concern that this distortion contributed to minimising the perceived sizes of Africa, Latin America and South Asia, and perpetuating an unbalanced view of the world. India welcomed the intention behind the resolution to promote more accurate and representative cartographic practices.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/un-backed-map-must-depict-indias-territory-accurately-govt\/articleshow\/133855201.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UN-backed map must depict India&#8217;s territory accurately: Govt NEW DELHI: After endorsing a UN General Assembly resolution on equal-area world map, the govt warned Sunday that the proposed new map must depict India&#8217;s sovereign territory, including the Union territories of Jammu &amp; Kashmir and Ladakh, in accordance with India&#8217;s official map and any inaccurate or [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-31"],"magazineBlocksPostFeaturedMedia":{"thumbnail":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","medium_large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","1536x1536":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","2048x2048":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-small":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-small-tall":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-small-square":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-small-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-medium":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-medium-masonry":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-large":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg","blogsy-wide":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788734806_mea-spokesperson-randhir-jaiswal.jpg"},"magazineBlocksPostAuthor":{"name":"admin","avatar":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/8709732a479614e7a8aa24d3eb1b239f30dc6d90c61464ed495001e7a469d856?s=96&d=mm&r=g"},"magazineBlocksPostCommentsNumber":"0","magazineBlocksPostExcerpt":"UN-backed map must depict India&#8217;s territory accurately: Govt NEW DELHI: After endorsing a UN General Assembly resolution on equal-area world map, the govt warned Sunday that the proposed new map must depict India&#8217;s sovereign territory, including the Union territories of Jammu &amp; 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